Paul Allen's flower fly

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1953082
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Summary

Paul Allen's flower fly is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paul Allen's flower fly's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Paul Allen's flower fly is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Paul Allen is named after Paul Allen's flower fly[5].
  • Paul Allen's flower fly belongs to the parent taxon Eristalis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Paul Allen's flower fly is Eristalis alleni[7].
  • Paul Allen's flower fly's short name is recorded as E. alleni[8].
  • Paul Allen's flower fly's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[9].

Body

Classification

Paul Allen's flower fly's scientific name is Eristalis alleni[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eristalis[6].

Discovery and Description

Paul Allen is named after Paul Allen's flower fly[5].

Identifiers

Paul Allen's flower fly's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1122500[10]. Paul Allen's flower fly's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 748061[11]. Paul Allen's flower fly's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1541349[12].

Why It Matters

Paul Allen's flower fly ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 407736
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    Taxon rank → species
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Insects (insecta) of the world id: 407736, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269660|batch #269660]]"
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