African Fig Fly Zaprionus indianus Gupta 1970Non-native  -  Invasive    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Drosophilidae   >   Genus Zaprionus   

Status:

BugGuide: Native to Africa, introduced to Florida and S. America (Brazil, Venezuela). First collected in Florida in 2005. (van der Linde et al. 2006).

There are 10 records in the project database.

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An African Fig Fly on a rotting pumpkin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/12/2015). Determined by Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide. This represents a new genus for Maryland Biodiversity Project. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An African Fig Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). Verified by Steve Scholnick and John F. Carr via BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/23/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/8/2017). (c) Alona Bookbinder, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Alona Bookbinder via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/8/2017). (c) Alona Bookbinder, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Alona Bookbinder via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/9/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)


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