Celery Fly

Celery Fly

Euleia heraclei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vienna

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

14 Verified sightings at Vienna
April Best month

About 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 family Tephritidae. This species is widespread in most of Europe (Austria, Belgium. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, central European Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, and Ukraine) and in the eastern Palearctic realm, in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), and Japan. It is also present in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco) and in the Middle East (Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Israel).

In Britain, the species is distributed widely across southern and central England; in Wales records are mainly near the coast. These small flies mainly inhabit vegetable gardens and open countrysides where the host plants grow.

Euleia heraclei can reach a body length of 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). The species is dimorphic, as the color of the body is variable depending on the season. In fact the thorax and the abdomen... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
3 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Celery Fly in Vienna?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Celery Fly sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 724th most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Celery Fly in Vienna?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Celery Fly in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

Is Vienna the best place to see a Celery Fly?

6th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Celery Fly sightings, Vienna ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%), Istanbul (Turkey, about 10%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Celery Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Celery Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (14 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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