Atherigona pulla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Muscidae |
Genus: | Atherigona |
Species: | A. pulla
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Binomial name | |
Atherigona pulla (Wiedemann, 1830)
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Atherigona pulla, the proso millet shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. The larvae feed on the central growing shoots of crops such as proso millet and little millet.[1] It is found in South Asia.[2]
It is known to affect Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense, Paspalum scrobiculatum, and Setaria italica crops.[3]