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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
Peru · 4