Adult apple maggot flies are slightly smaller than houseflies, measuring about 6 mm (0.25 inch) long. They have black bodies, yellowish legs, and transparent wings with distinctive dark zigzag bands. The larvae are creamy white to yellowish legless maggots with soft, tapering bodies, and they reach about 7β8 mm (0.3 inch) long.
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