gallfly

Definitions of gallfly

1. noun

   any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
   type of:

   insect

   a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum
2. noun

   small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
   synonyms: cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp

   type of:

   wasp

   social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
3. noun

   fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
   synonyms: gall gnat, gall midge

   types:

   Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor

   small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains

   type of:

   dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

   insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing