Paul Allen's flower fly
Species of fly
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Paul Allen's flower fly (Eristalis alleni) is a flower fly found only in Costa Rican forests in the central highlands. It was named after Paul Allen. Another fly was also named after Allen's associate Bill Gates, Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi).[1]
| Paul Allen's flower fly | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eristalis |
| Subgenus: | Eoseristalis |
| Species: | E. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Eristalis alleni Thompson, 1997 | |
It is similar in appearance to Eristalis circe Williston, 1891 and Eristalis persa Williston, 1891, but has different leg colouration.[2]
