Drosophila suzukii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the drosophila suzukii lives – recorded in 24 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Drosophila suzukii
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	24 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Drosophilidae

Where does the drosophila suzukii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the drosophila suzukii in 24 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. In Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Georgia, Italy, Norway, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United Kingdom
United States
South Korea
Germany
Canada
Sweden (introduced)
France (introduced)
Austria (introduced)
Argentina
China
Japan
Madagascar
Brazil
Belgium (introduced)
Italy (introduced)
Norway (introduced)
Denmark
South Africa
Ukraine
Ireland
Spain (introduced)
Georgia (introduced)
Kenya
Pakistan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the drosophila suzukii?

The drosophila suzukii (Drosophila suzukii) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Drosophilidae, genus Drosophila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the drosophila suzukii

Drosophila suzukii, commonly called the spotted wing drosophila or SWD, is a fruit fly. D. suzukii, originally from southeast Asia, is becoming a major pest species in America and Europe because it infests fruit early during the ripening stage, in contrast with other Drosophila species that infest only rotting fruit.

Native to east Asia, D. suzukii was first described in 1931 by Shōnen Matsumura, it was observed in Japan as early as 1916 by T. Kanzawa.

D. suzukii is a fruit crop pest and is a serious economic threat to soft summer fruit, i.e., cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, grapes, and others. Research investigating the specific threat D. suzukii poses to these fruit is ongoing.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Drosophila suzukii (revision 1381359952), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1336450 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).