gall midge

/gɔl mɪdʒ/

Definitions of gall midge

1. noun

   fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
   synonyms: gall gnat, gallfly

   types:

   Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor

   small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains

   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