Tsetse fly
genus of insects
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Summary
Tsetse fly is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,437 views/month, #632 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Glossinidae[4]
- Taxon name: Glossina[5]
- Commons category: Glossina[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Glossina[7]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Insects[11], Wikipedia:WikiProject Diptera[12], WikiProject Africa[13], WikiProject Invasion Biology[14]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[15]
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Identifiers
Tsetse fly's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67370[16]. Tsetse fly's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7393[17]. Tsetse fly's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 56214[18]. Tsetse fly's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1456841[19].
Why It Matters
Tsetse fly has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]