Invasive Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera, Drosophilidae): Spreading across half of Brazil in just five years

We verified the rapid geographic expansion of Zaprionus tuberculatus throughout Brazil by sampling in the Caatinga, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, and Amazon biomes. Approximately 15 000 insects were collected, of which 254 were Z. tuberculatus. We present the first record of this species from the Pantanal, indicating its presence now in all Brazilian biomes. We expanded the known area of occupation of ​​Z. tuberculatus in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga. This species can be found in half of the Brazilian territory after only half a decade of invasion.

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  2025

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  Caldasia

• Publication date

  2025-11-04

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  DOI 10.15446/caldasia.v47.117609
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