Bill Gates' flower fly

Bill Gates' flower fly
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Eristalis
Species:	E. gatesi
Binomial name
Eristalis gatesi Thompson, 1997

Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi) is a flower fly endemic to Costa Rica named after Bill Gates.[1] Another fly found in similar habitats was named after Gates' associate Paul Allen, called Paul Allen's flower fly (Eristalis alleni); according to Chris Thompson, the describer of these species, both names were in "recognition of [their] great contributions to the science of Dipterology".[2][3]

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)

References

1. "Bill Gates' Flower Fly". Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
2. "Paul Allen's Flower Fly". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
3. Thompson, F. Christian (1997). "Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas south of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 99. Washington D.C.: Entomological Society of Washington: 209–237. ISSN 0013-8797. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-19.