Question

The lifespan of housefly is upto
A. 30 days
B. 3 weeks
C. 3 days
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The scientific name of housefly is Musca domestica that is present in suborder Cyclorrhapha. This species of flies are most commonly found in the households. The adults have a single pair of membranous wings, slightly hairy bodies, and longitudinal lines in the thorax, and have a colored body ranging from gray to black.

Complete answer:
The feminine housefly, generally mates for once in their lifetime and then they store the sperm for future use. It lays eggs in batches which are about 100 in number, on the dead and decaying organic matter like feces, carrion, or food waste. These eggs then hatch into a whit larvae named as maggots. After a duration of 2-5 days, these larvae then get metamorphosed into pupae that are reddish brown in appearance, and approximately 8 millimeters in length.

The adult housefly has the capability to live for about two to four weeks; also they are capable of hibernating during the winter season. The female housefly gets matured after 24 hours, whereas the male housefly takes 16 hours. The entire lifecycle to be an adult housefly takes about 10 days to complete. But in adverse conditions it could even take months to do so.

An average lifespan of a housefly is about 3 week for both the males and females.
Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: On an average a female housefly van lay about 500 eggs in her entire lifetime. In the temperate regions, about 12 generations occur each year. And in subtropical and tropical regions, about 20 generations could be produced in a year.