Fruit fly lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 4 months

🏆 The longest-lived fruit fly on record reached 4 months in captivity.

Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The oldest known individual lived 4 months; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

Reaches adulthood at about 7 days

How old in human years?

Animal

Age yrs mo days

Fruit fly age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Fruit fly	Human age	Stage
8 days	19	Teen
16 days	27	Adult
24 days	35	Adult
32 days	43	Middle age
40 days	51	Middle age
48 days	59	Middle age
56 days	67	Senior
64 days	75	Senior
72 days	83	Elderly
80 days	91	Elderly
88 days	99	Elderly
96 days	107	Elderly
104 days	115	Elderly