Paul Allen's flower fly

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iPaul Allen's flower fly

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eristalis
Species: E. alleni
Binomial name
Eristalis alleni
Thompson, 1997

Paul Allen's flower fly (Eristalis alleni) is a flower fly found only in Costa Rican forest. It was named after Paul Allen for his contributions to Dipterology. Another fly was also named after Allen's associate Bill Gates, Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi).

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