An African Fig Fly on a rotting pumpkin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/12/2015). Determined by Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide. This represents a new genus for Maryland Biodiversity Project.

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African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 467849 - Psn: 35)

African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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An African Fig Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). Verified by Steve Scholnick and John F. Carr via BugGuide.

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African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 484982 - Psn: 55)

African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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African Fig Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/23/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 508175 - Psn: 55)

African Fig Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/23/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/10/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1223316 - Psn: 77)

African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/10/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/8/2017). (c) Alona Bookbinder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 236457 - Psn: 114)

African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/8/2017). (c) Alona Bookbinder, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).

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African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/8/2017). (c) Alona Bookbinder, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).

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An African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/9/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.

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Status

BugGuide: Native to Africa, introduced to Florida and S. America (Brazil, Venezuela). First collected in Florida in 2005. (van der Linde et al. 2006).

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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/. Use of media featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.

An African Fig Fly on a rotting pumpkin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/12/2015). Determined by Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide. This represents a new genus for Maryland Biodiversity Project. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

An African Fig Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). Verified by Steve Scholnick and John F. Carr via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

African Fig Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by David via iNaturalist.

African Fig Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/23/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by David via iNaturalist.

African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/10/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist.

African Fig Fly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by David via iNaturalist.

African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/8/2017). (c) Alona Bookbinder, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). View Record Details Media by Alona Bookbinder via iNaturalist.

An African Fig Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/9/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jesse Christopherson.