gallfly

A noun referring to any of various insects, such as small wasps or mosquito-like flies, that deposit their eggs in plants, causing the formation of galls in which the larvae feed.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a diversos insectos que inducen la formación de agallas en las plantas, como pequeñas avispas o moscas parecidas a mosquitos, cuyas larvas se desarrollan dentro de dichas agallas.

1. Oak gall wasp C1 formal scientific

   A small solitary wasp that creates galls on oak trees and other plants by depositing its eggs into plant tissue.

   • The gallfly was observed laying eggs on the underside of oak leaves.
   • Several species of gallfly are known to infest oak woodlands.
   • The presence of a gallfly can be identified by the characteristic round growths on branches.

   🇪🇸avispa de las agallas del roble

   Sinónimos: gall wasp

2. Gall midge C1 formal scientific

   A fragile, mosquito-like fly that induces gall formation on various plants as part of its life cycle.

   • The gallfly emerged from the small, swollen nodule on the stem.
   • Farmers often monitor gallfly populations to protect their crops.
   • The delicate gallfly is attracted to moist areas near host plants.

   🇪🇸Mosquito de las agallas

3. Gall-inducing insect C1 formal scientific

   Any insect that deposits eggs into plant tissue, causing abnormal growths (galls) where the larvae feed and develop.

   • Many gallflies are host-specific, attacking only one type of plant.
   • The larvae of the gallfly feed inside the protective gall until maturity.
   • Entomologists study gallflies to understand plant-insect interactions.

   🇪🇸Insecto cecidógeno

• gallflies plural form
• gallflies' possessive plural form
• gallfly's possessive singular form