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.

Dipteran - Flying Insects, Metamorphosis, Pollinators

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

The Insect Orders: Order Diptera--True Flies

The Evolution of Insect Life Cycles

Pollinator Diversity - Camano Chamber of Commerce

Dual ecosystem services of syrphid flies (Diptera: Syrphidae): pollinators and biological control agents - Dunn - 2020 - Pest Management Science - Wiley Online Library

Calgary Pollinators's Journal · iNaturalist

False Blister Beetles and the Expansion of Gymnosperm-Insect Pollination Modes before Angiosperm Dominance - ScienceDirect

The Evolution of Insect Life Cycles

Diptera Tales of a Central Florida Wildlife Garden