gallfly

Noun gallfly has 3 senses

• gallfly(n = noun.animal) cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp - small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants;
is a kind of wasp
is a member of cynipidae, family cynipidae

• gallfly(n = noun.animal) gall gnat, gall midge - fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants;
is a kind of dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects
is a member of cecidomyidae, family cecidomyidae
has particulars: hessian fly, mayetiola destructor

• gallfly(n = noun.animal) - any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed;
is a kind of insect