Tsetse fly

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tsetse_fly
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:antennaType True
gptkbp:biteSymptoms Fever
Fatigue
Swelling
gptkbp:color Brown
Yellowish
gptkbp:controls gptkb:herbicide
Traps
Sterile insect technique
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Louis-Joseph_Alcide_Railliet
gptkbp:economicImportance Agricultural loss
Reduced cattle productivity
gptkbp:family gptkb:Glossinidae
gptkbp:feedSystem gptkb:Blood
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1800s
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Glossina
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Savannah
Woodlands
Riverine areas
gptkbp:hasCompoundEyes True
gptkbp:hasProboscis True
gptkbp:hasWings True
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan 1 to 3 months
gptkbp:lifeStage gptkb:larva
Adult
Pupa
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Glossina_fuscipes
gptkb:Glossina_morsitans
gptkb:Glossina_palpalis
gptkbp:order gptkb:Diptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:reproduction Viviparous
gptkbp:size 6 to 14 mm
gptkbp:studiedBy Entomologists
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:threats gptkb:Humans
gptkb:livestock
gptkbp:transmittedBy gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei
gptkbp:vectorFor gptkb:African_sleeping_sickness
gptkb:Trypanosomiasis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trypanosoma_parasite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tsetse fly