 It has now a worldwide distribution and it can also be found in the Afrotropical realm, in the Australasian realm, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East, in the Nearctic realm, in the Neotropical realm, in North Africa and in the Oriental realm.It was first discovered in the United States in 2001 by an Integrated Pest Management scout in a greenhouse in New York State.It has since been found throughout North and South America.