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Datasheet

Drosophila simulans

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 15 May 2008
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Drosophila simulans
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Drosophila simulans Sturtevant

EPPO code

  • DROSSM (Drosophila simulans)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Diptera
  •                         Family: Drosophilidae
  •                             Genus: Drosophila
  •                                 Species: Drosophila simulans

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

JapanPresent
-HonshuPresent
Korea, Republic ofPresent

AFRICA

AfricaPresent
CongoUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
EgyptUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
MadagascarUnconfirmed record
MoroccoUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
SeychellesUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
South AfricaUnconfirmed record
TunisiaPresentCAB Abstracts

NORTH AMERICA

BermudaPresent
MexicoPresent
USAPresent
-ArizonaPresent
-CaliforniaPresent
-FloridaPresent
-MichiganUnconfirmed record
-WisconsinUnconfirmed record

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

PanamaUnconfirmed record

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilPresent
-Rio Grande do SulPresent
ChilePresent
EcuadorPresent

EUROPE

FrancePresent
NetherlandsUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
PortugalUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
SpainPresent
SwitzerlandUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
UKUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts

OCEANIA

AustraliaPresentCAB Abstracts
-Australian Northern TerritoryUnconfirmed record
-New South WalesUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
-QueenslandUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
-VictoriaPresentCAB Abstracts

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
CitrusRutaceaeUnknown
Citrus limon (lemon)RutaceaeUnknown
Citrus sinensis (navel orange)RutaceaeUnknown
Malus domestica (apple)RosaceaeUnknown
Opuntia (Pricklypear)CactaceaeUnknown
Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear)CactaceaeUnknown
Vitis vinifera (grapevine)VitaceaeUnknown

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Asobara tabidaParasite
cricket paralysis virusPathogen
Leptopilina boulardiParasite
Leptopilina heterotomaParasite
rickettsia-like organismsPathogen

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Africa: PresentWestern Hemisphere: PresentCentral America: PresentSouth America: PresentAustralia: PresentAustralia
See regional map for distribution within the countryAustralia
See regional map for distribution within the countryAustralia
See regional map for distribution within the countryAustralia
See regional map for distribution within the countryBermuda: PresentBrazil: PresentBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryCongo: Unconfirmed recordSwitzerland: Unconfirmed recordChile: PresentEcuador: PresentEgypt: Unconfirmed recordSpain: PresentSpain: PresentFrance: PresentUK: Unconfirmed recordJapan: PresentJapan
See regional map for distribution within the countryKorea, Republic of: PresentMorocco: Unconfirmed recordMorocco: Unconfirmed recordMadagascar: Unconfirmed recordMexico: PresentMexico: PresentNetherlands: Unconfirmed recordPanama: Unconfirmed recordPanama: Unconfirmed recordPortugal: Unconfirmed recordSeychelles: Unconfirmed recordTunisia: PresentTunisia: PresentUSA: PresentUSA: PresentUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countrySouth Africa: Unconfirmed record
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Japan: PresentHonshu: PresentKorea, Republic of: Present
Distribution map (europe) Switzerland: Unconfirmed recordSpain: PresentFrance: PresentUK: Unconfirmed recordMorocco: Unconfirmed recordNetherlands: Unconfirmed recordPortugal: Unconfirmed recordTunisia: Present
Distribution map (africa) Africa: PresentCongo: Unconfirmed recordEgypt: Unconfirmed recordSpain: PresentMorocco: Unconfirmed recordMadagascar: Unconfirmed recordSeychelles: Unconfirmed recordTunisia: PresentSouth Africa: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (north america) Bermuda: PresentMexico: PresentUSA: PresentArizona: PresentCalifornia: PresentFlorida: PresentMichigan: Unconfirmed recordWisconsin: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (central america) Mexico: PresentPanama: Unconfirmed recordUSA: PresentFlorida: Present
Distribution map (south america) Brazil: PresentRio Grande do Sul: PresentChile: PresentEcuador: PresentPanama: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (pacific) Australia: PresentAustralian Northern Territory: Unconfirmed recordNew South Wales: Unconfirmed recordQueensland: Unconfirmed recordVictoria: Present