Fruit Fly Life Cycle (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Fruit Fly Life Cycle

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Fruit flies go through a whole series of transitions between life stages, as shown here. The larval molts are called instars. The mature larva forms a prepupa, and then a pupa, which undergo metamorphosis to produce the adult. Existing in both grub-like and winged forms allows the fly to maximally exploit ephemeral food sources without tying its fate to them.

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