Question

The stages in the metamorphosis of Musca domestica are in the order

• A. Egg --> Larva --> Pupa --> Imago
• B. Egg --> Nymph --> Adult
• C. Egg --> Pupa --> Larva --> Adult
• D. Egg --> Larva --> Nymph --> Adult

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Egg --> Larva --> Pupa --> Imago

Complete metamorphosis is the event in which the insects pass through all the four stages in the life cycle. Musca domestica or housefly exhibits complete metamorphosis as they possess all the four stages as the egg, the larva or maggot, the pupa and the adult stage.The egg hatches to form a larvae. The larvae feeds and develops into pupa. The pupa is the resting stage. The pupa lives in the cocoon and then develops and matures to form the adult or imago.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.