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The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha.It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans.Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of membranous wings.
Life cycle of stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans, showing eggs, 3 larval instars, pupa, and adult. Some other anatomical distinction exists between the larvae of the Nematocera and the Brachycera. Especially in the Brachycera, little demarcation is seen between the thorax and abdomen, though the demarcation may be visible in many Nematocera, such ...
The variety of species in North America may account for the discrepancies between European and North American cluster flies life cycles. [2] Female cluster flies preferentially oviposit eggs in humid areas with dense surface vegetation and high soil moisture. [22] Each egg is either deposited by itself or in a small cluster of about seven eggs ...
A dorsal closeup of the fly. Blue bottle flies have the complete cycle of egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Development usually takes around 2 weeks. [16] Larvae are protein-rich and can theoretically be used as feed. A female blue bottle fly lays her eggs where she feeds, usually in decaying meat, garbage, or feces.
The life cycle begins when the adult female lays her eggs. The female fly deposits eggs via her ovipositor into the fruit host. The eggs hatch 6–10 days later and then enter their second stage of development, the larval stage. [3] The larval stage lasts for 3–4 weeks, depending on the temperature and other conditions.
Ormia ochracea has the full life cycle of egg, larvae, pupa, and adult. Once a female fly finds a suitable host, she deposits planidia (first instar larvae) which then quickly burrow into the host. [8] The planidia develop within the body of the field cricket host, embedding initially in muscle before migrating into the abdomen. [9]
The female fly will produce a single larva at a time, retaining the larva internally for all three instars. She then gives birth to the pre-pupal third-instar larva which promptly pupates and falls from the host deer. When the fly has completed its metamorphosis, the winged adult emerges and begins searching for a host.
Horse flies and deer flies [a] are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only female horseflies bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night.