A new distribution map is provided for Tuta absoluta Meyrick. Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae. Hosts: tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), potato (S. tuberosum), black nghtshade (S. nigrum), jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) and tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Corsica, Mainland France, Germany, Greece, Crete, Mainland Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mainland Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Mainland Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Mainland Spain, Switzerland, UK, Channel Islands, England and Wales), Asia (Iraq, Israel and Turkey), Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia), Central America and Caribbean (Panama), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahia, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Goias, Minas Gerais, Parana, Pernambucao, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela).