gallfly

gall·fly

G0019100 (gôl′flī′)n. Any of various small insects, such as a gall midge, a gall wasp, or certain flies in the family Tephritidae, whose larvae cause the formation of galls in plants.

gallfly

(ˈɡɔːlˌflaɪ) n, pl -flies (Animals) any of several small insects that produce galls in plant tissues, such as the gall wasp and gall midge

gall•fly

(ˈgɔlˌflaɪ)

n., pl. -flies. any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants, causing the formation of galls. [1815–25]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gallfly - small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plantscynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall waspwasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable stingCynipidae, family Cynipidae - a family of Hymenoptera
	2.	gallfly - fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plantsgall gnat, gall midgedipteran, 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 piercingCecidomyidae, family Cecidomyidae - gall midgesHessian fly, Mayetiola destructor - small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
	3.	gallfly - any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feedinsect - small air-breathing arthropod