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Housefly Life Cycle

This is the life cycle of housefly, Musca domestica,:

The housefly lays eggs underground. 23 hours later the eggs hatch into first-stage maggots/larvas. First-instar larva grow into second-stage maggot in 27 hours, after that it become third-stage maggot in 22 hours. It still lives underground. After 130 hours, the maggots change into pupa. Pupa lives underground also. Pupa change into housefly in 143 hours.

Egg

 Larvas / Maggots (3 stages)

Pupa

Housefly