Euleia heraclei
Group of Euleia heraclei mating
| Euleia heraclei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: | Tephritoidea |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Euleia |
| Species: | E. heraclei |
| Binomial name | |
| Euleia heraclei | |
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.[1][2]
It is found on Hogweed (hence its specific name)[3] and is a pest of celery and parsnips, where it damages the vegetables by leaf mining.[4] The species is dimorphic in that its body can be either black or else orange-brown.[5]
The males display on the upper surfaces of leaves on sunny days during May. Mating takes place when a female arrives (pictured). In Britain, the species is distributed widely across southern and central England; in Wales records are mainly near the coast.[6]
References
- ↑ Nomen.at: Euleia
- ↑ GBIF species
- ↑ "Euleia heraclei". Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "Celery Fly". Nature Spot. 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ Carroll, L.E., I.M. White, A. Freidberg, A.L. Norrbom, M.J. Dallwitz, and F.C. Thompson (2002 onwards (2006)). "Pest Fruit Flies of the World". Retrieved 18 May 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help)(Detailed description of fly, no ecology) - ↑ "Grid map of records on the Gateway for Euleia heraclei". National Biodiversity Network. 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.