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Celery fly

Euleia heraclei

Photo by RikMartin
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Field Notes

Description:

small fruit fly 3-4mm, brown/black body and pale pink to green eyes. This fly has a distinctive black patterning in wings

Habitat:

Found on hogweed but is a pest on celery and carrots where it leaf mines

Notes:

Also called the or Hogweed picture wing fly

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Euleia heraclei

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