''Atherigona approximata'', the pearl millet shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family

Muscidae Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea. Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species i ...

. The larvae feed on the central growing shoots of crops such as

pearl millet Pearl millet (''Cenchrus americanus'', commonly known as the synonym ''Pennisetum glaucum'') is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times. The center of diversity, and ...

and

sorghum ''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...

. It is found in South Asia.Natarajan, V. S., V. D. G. Raja, and S. Anavardham. 1973. Extent of damage caused by shoot fly (''Atherigona approximate'') on bajra hybrid. ''Madras Agric. J.'' 60: 584–585.

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Muscidae Insect pests of millets Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Taxa named by John Russell Malloch {{Muscidae-stub

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