Stable fly
intermittent feeders, returning time and again to feed off animals in short 2–5 minute sessions. The bites are extremely painful, but the flies will typically [...] Life cycle and appearance of the Stable fly Adult stable flies are between 5–7 mm in size and largely resemble the house fly , even having a four-striped [...] emerge from the eggs in 1–4 days. They are typical maggots ranging in size from 5–12 mm long, and they pass through three larval instars within 10–30 (or more)