Atherigona approximata

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| genus = Atherigona

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Atherigona approximata, the pearl millet shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. The larvae feed on the central growing shoots of crops such as pearl millet and sorghum. 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.{{cite journal|last1=Gahukar|first1=Ruparao T|last2=Reddy|first2=Gadi V P|last3=Royer|first3=Tom|title=Management of Economically Important Insect Pests of Millet|journal=Journal of Integrated Pest Management|volume=10|issue=1|year=2019|issn=2155-7470|doi=10.1093/jipm/pmz026|doi-access=free}}