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Celery fly

Euleia heraclei (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The celery fly (Euleia heraclei) is a species in the family Tephritidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the celery fly

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the celery fly live?

Not recorded

Is the celery fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the celery fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTephritidae
  6. genusEuleia
  7. SpeciesEuleia heraclei (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Acidia heraclei, Acinia herachlei, Euleia centauriae, Euleia heraclei f. spadicea, Euleia heracleii, Euleia hercclei, Forellia dauci, Musca centaureae, Musca heraclei, Musca heraclii, Musca onopordinis, Musca subcutanea, Philophylla heraclei, Philophylla heraclei f. spadicea, Trupanea berberidis, Trupanea onopordi, Trypeta heraclei

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • vrtule celerováCzech
  • SelleriflueDanish
  • SelleriefliegeGerman
  • Mouche du céleriFrench
  • zellerlégyHungarian
  • SelderijvliegDutch
  • selleriflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Liściolubka selerowaPolish
  • Сельдерейная мухаRussian
  • vrtivka zelerováSlovak
  • selleriflugaSwedish
  • Sellerie-BohrfliegeGerman
  • Grote schermbloemboorvliegDutch
  • Борщевичная буравницаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the celery fly

Other species in the same genus Euleia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the celery fly?

The celery fly (Euleia heraclei) belongs to the family Tephritidae in the order Diptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Celery fly (Euleia heraclei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/celery-fly

MLA

“Celery fly (Euleia heraclei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/celery-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{celery_fly_2026,
  title = {Celery fly (Euleia heraclei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/celery-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}