gallfly

gall·fly  (gôlfl)

n.

Any of various small insects, such as the gall midge or gall wasp, that deposit their eggs on plant stems or in the bark of trees, causing the formation of galls in which their larvae grow.

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gallfly [ˈgɔːlˌflaɪ]

n pl -flies

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several small insects that produce galls in plant tissues, such as the gall wasp and gall midge

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gallfly - small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp wasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting Cynipidae, family Cynipidae - a family of Hymenoptera
	2.	gallfly - fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants gall gnat, gall midge 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 Cecidomyidae, family Cecidomyidae - gall midges Hessian 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 feed insect - small air-breathing arthropod