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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant divers insectes, comme de petites guêpes ou des moucherons, qui pondent leurs œufs dans les plantes, provoquant la formation de galles (cécidies) où se nourrissent les larves.

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.

   🇫🇷Cynips du chêne

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Cécidomyie

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.

   🇫🇷Insecte galligène

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