What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Bactrocera zonata been recorded?

Bactrocera zonata occurrence evidence comes from 597 records in 10 countries and territories, from 1888 to 2019. Most records come from Bangladesh.

InsectaDipteraTephritidaeBactrocera

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

597 records across 10 countries and territories, 1888–2019.

Bactrocera zonata · GBIF taxon key 8021093

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18882019

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Bactrocera zonata has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Bactrocera zonata. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Bangladesh 231
India 204
Pakistan 87
Mauritius 32
Saudi Arabia 18
Sri Lanka 17
Oman 4
Egypt 2
United Arab Emirates 1
Libya 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.