Zaprionus tuberculatus(ZAPRTU)
Distribution details in Brazil
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
First recorded in: 2020
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/096) : first recorded in January 2020 in urban parks in Brasilia (Distrito Federal) and in 2021 in several natural reserves around the city.
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/001) : trapped in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. New host fruits: Butia capitata, Eugenia uniflora, Psidium cattleyanum, Vitis labrusca.
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/085) : collected in Santa Catarina state in fruits of Acca sellowiana (feijoa), and Psidium cattleyanum (both red and yellow strawberry guavas).
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/113) : reported in Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina. First report in Paraiba and Pará.
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/001) : trapped in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. New host fruits: Butia capitata, Eugenia uniflora, Psidium cattleyanum, Vitis labrusca.
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/085) : collected in Santa Catarina state in fruits of Acca sellowiana (feijoa), and Psidium cattleyanum (both red and yellow strawberry guavas).
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/113) : reported in Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina. First report in Paraiba and Pará.
* Cavalcanti FA, Ribeiro LB, Marins G, Tonelli GS, Báo SN, Yassin A, Tidon R (2022) Geographic expansion of an invasive fly: first record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Americas. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 115(3), 267-274. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saab052
* dos Santos JP, Fiedler M, Menezes-Netto AC, Carissimi Boff MI, Mello Garcia FR (2023) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Agropecuária Catarinense Journal 36(3), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v36i3.1755
* Jobim K, Kaster PL, da Rosa BR, Tidon R, Garcia FR (2023) Expansion of the area of occurrence of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Americas and registration of new host plants. Brazilian Journal of Biology 83, e273916. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.273916
* Pacheco DM, de Oliveira TR, dos Santos Filha MD, de Sousa Vaz JP, de Castro Ferreira A, Farias MC, de Souza RM, Silva LB (2026) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the State of Piauí, Brazil. Revista Chilena de Entomología 52(3). https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/89047
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* Mendes MF, Lamas CJ (2025) First report of the invasive species and potential pest Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932 (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in Pará, Brazil. Entomological Communications 7, ec07010. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec07010
* Moreira MM, Dias LD, Sena LC, Lino Neto J, Medeiros HF, Yotoko K (2023) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 67(3), e20230031. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2023-0031
* Ribeiro LS, Sousa NR, Salustino AS, Morais MM, Maddalena A, Abreu KG, Oliveira-Filho MC, Brito CH, Araujo HF, Martins JV, Ribeiro WS (2024) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Malloch, 1932)(Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Paraíba state, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84, e285905. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.285905
* dos Santos JP, Fiedler M, Menezes-Netto AC, Carissimi Boff MI, Mello Garcia FR (2023) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Agropecuária Catarinense Journal 36(3), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v36i3.1755
* Jobim K, Kaster PL, da Rosa BR, Tidon R, Garcia FR (2023) Expansion of the area of occurrence of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Americas and registration of new host plants. Brazilian Journal of Biology 83, e273916. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.273916
* Pacheco DM, de Oliveira TR, dos Santos Filha MD, de Sousa Vaz JP, de Castro Ferreira A, Farias MC, de Souza RM, Silva LB (2026) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the State of Piauí, Brazil. Revista Chilena de Entomología 52(3). https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/89047
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* Mendes MF, Lamas CJ (2025) First report of the invasive species and potential pest Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932 (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in Pará, Brazil. Entomological Communications 7, ec07010. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec07010
* Moreira MM, Dias LD, Sena LC, Lino Neto J, Medeiros HF, Yotoko K (2023) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, 1932 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 67(3), e20230031. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2023-0031
* Ribeiro LS, Sousa NR, Salustino AS, Morais MM, Maddalena A, Abreu KG, Oliveira-Filho MC, Brito CH, Araujo HF, Martins JV, Ribeiro WS (2024) First record of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Malloch, 1932)(Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Paraíba state, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84, e285905. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.285905