Atherigona punctata
Species of fly
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Atherigona punctata, the Coimbatore wheat stem fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. In South India, it is a pest of the wheat plant, Triticum aestivum.[1]
| Atherigona punctata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Genus: | Atherigona |
| Species: | A. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Atherigona punctata Karl, 1940 | |