Dipteran - Flying Insects, Metamorphosis, Pollinators

Dipteran - Flying Insects, Metamorphosis, Pollinators: The life cycle of a fly consists of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Most flies lay eggs that hatch into tiny larvae after a few hours or several days. All fly larvae lack true, jointed, thoracic legs; many have “false legs” (prolegs or pseudopods). About half the fly species have larvae known as maggots.
Dipteran, any member of the order Diptera, consisting of the two-winged insects, or so-called true flies.

PDF) Biodiversity of Diptera: Science and Society

Dipteran, Definition, Life Cycle, Habitat, & Classification

Frontiers Morphological characteristics and biological cycle of the hoverfly Eristalinus arvorum (Fabricius, 1787) (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Calgary Pollinators's Journal · iNaturalist

The Evolution of Insect Life Cycles

Dipteran, Definition, Life Cycle, Habitat, & Classification

The Pollinators: True Flies (Diptera)

Mayfly Revisited – Field Station

Diptera Tales of a Central Florida Wildlife Garden

The Evolution of Insect Life Cycles

Dipterans - Encyclopedia of Arkansas