Zaprionus indianus

TaxID: 76712

Basic Information

Zaprionus indianus

African Fig Fly, African fig fly

Zaprionus indianus, the African fig fly, is a species of vinegar fly in the family Drosophilidae. The species has become widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, as well as southern Europe and the U.S. Although the holotype was described from India, the species is considered to have originated from central Africa.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Diptera

Drosophilidae

Zaprionus

indianus

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Zaprionus indianus
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(c) Ben Jobson@BY
Zaprionus indianus
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(c) Katja Schulz@BY
Zaprionus indianus
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(c) Lee Elliott@BY-NC-SA
Zaprionus indianus
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(c) Karl Magnacca@BY-NC
Zaprionus indianus
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(c) Juan Cruzado Cortés@BY-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (41 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Chile A1 list 2024
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Nicaragua Absent —

Distribution (80 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

76
Present
3
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Argentina Present —
Austria Absent —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bangladesh Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present
Canada Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (5 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_043643915.1 Scaffold - - - - -
GCA_018904605.1 Scaffold - - - - -
GCA_018904595.1 Scaffold 197 6768 6768 -
GCA_018903395.1 Scaffold - - - - -
GCA_001752445.1 Scaffold - - - - -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR25178476 whole 3rd instar larva - - 30189401 USA: Virginia
SRR25178475 whole 3rd instar larva - - 23852830 USA: Virginia
DRR443103 Whole body Adult - 7926634 missing

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature