Atherigona naqvii

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Atherigona naqvii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Atherigona
Species:
A. naqvii
Binomial name
Atherigona naqvii
Steyskal, 1966

Atherigona naqvii, the wheat stem fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is a pest of the wheat plant, Triticum aestivum , and has also been known to affect maize crops. [1]

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References

  1. Kalaisekar, A.; Padmaja, P.G.; Bhagwat, V.R.; Patil, J.V. (2017). Insect Pests of Millets: Systematics, Bionomics, and Management. Academic Press. ISBN   978-0-12-804243-4.