Bermudagrass Stem Maggot

Atherigona reversura

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae

Atherigona reversura, the bermudagrass stem maggot, is a shoot fly (genus Atherigona) in the family Muscidae. The genus comprises around 300 species, and some of them are very damaging pests in agriculture. The bermudagrass stem maggot takes its name from its host preference for bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) and stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot

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