gallfly

Noun
  1. Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants (synset 102219392)
    is a 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
    belongs to: cynipidae, family cynipidae - a family of Hymenoptera
    same as: cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp
  2. Fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants (synset 102192015)
    is a 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
    subtypes: hessian fly, mayetiola destructor - small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
    belongs to: cecidomyidae, family cecidomyidae - gall midges
    same as: gall gnat, gall midge
  3. Any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed (synset 102164240)
    is a type of: insect - small air-breathing arthropod

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