#No, you aren't creating

As you've stated, the requirements for the Druid abilities require you to summon or conjure a beast or fey - something that *Giant Insect* is not doing (as you've quoted.) Using plain english does not override the language used in the spell description.

[Jeremy Crawford][1] also supports this interpretation to show Rules as Intended:
>**Twitter Question** Would Giant Insect Count? Yes I know the wording says trasnform.

>**Crawford** No

  [1]: https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/966505974457495552