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Celery Fruit fly (Euleia heraclei) This is an absolute tiny picture-wing fruit fly with distinctive markings and intense green eyes.<br /> <br /> Just don&#039;t mention its name to growers of celery and related plants, due to the damage the larvae can do to crops. <br /> <br /> Find out more, here: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BzID9fzTSAY?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Euleia heraclei,Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Celery Fruit fly (Euleia heraclei)

This is an absolute tiny picture-wing fruit fly with distinctive markings and intense green eyes.

Just don't mention its name to growers of celery and related plants, due to the damage the larvae can do to crops.

Find out more, here:

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    Pudding4brains
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    Beautiful li'l fly! Posted 4 years ago
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      Philip Booker
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      I concur.

      So much design in such a tiny thing.       Posted 4 years ago

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The Celery Fly

''Euleia heraclei'', known as the celery fly or the hogweed picture-wing fly is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Euleia'' of the family Tephritidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Philip Booker
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By Philip Booker

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Uploaded May 8, 2021. Captured Apr 17, 2021 15:43 in Starboard Court, Brighton Marina, Brighton BN2 5UX, UK.
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  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 214.72mm