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| mswalker |
Posted on 25-04-2015 19:20
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Member Location: Posts: 3 Joined: 21.04.15 |
I am a science writer and I have a general question about dipterans. Is is correct to say that the majority of dipterans are oviparous? I know that in some species larva hatch inside the mother or the mother lays "pre-puparium", but do most dipteran species have a life cycle similar to a house fly, i.e. egg, larva, pupa, adult? I don't want to make an incorrect statement in my article. Thank you, Meredith |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 25-04-2015 23:00
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 7837 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Most Diptera eggs hatch outside the female, and most of the exceptions do not lay pre-pupae but rather early stage larvae that need to feed. |
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| mswalker |
Posted on 25-04-2015 23:06
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Member Location: Posts: 3 Joined: 21.04.15 |
Thank you. That is what I had guessed, but I was having a hard time confirming it. I definitely didn't want to get it wrong, my article is for an entomology website. I figured the folks on this website would be the best to ask. Thank you so much for your help!- Meredith |
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