Maryland Biodiversity Project - Bermudagrass Stem Maggot (Atherigona reversura)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Atherigona reversura Villeneuve 1936

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Muscidae > Genus Atherigona Bermudagrass Stem Maggot - Atherigona reversura - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20813

Status:

Native to e./so. Asia (Japan, Indonesia, India); introduced into Hawaii and se. US.

Relationships:

Uses various grasses, especially Bermuda Grass; feeds on the tips only. (BugGuide)

Records:

There are 20 records in the project database.

Links:

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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 306605 - Psn: 10)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/16/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 541082 - Psn: 20)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/16/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 425749 - Psn: 25)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 536645 - Psn: 25)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/30/2020). Verified by Brad Barnd/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 506744 - Psn: 30)

A Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/30/2020). Verified by Brad Barnd/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 534937 - Psn: 32)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 288747 - Psn: 33)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 303971 - Psn: 44)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/11/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 532159 - Psn: 44)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/11/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 768660 - Psn: 45)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/11/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 530716 - Psn: 55)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 770254 - Psn: 55)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2023). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 928687 - Psn: 155)

Bermudagrass Stem Maggot in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2023). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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