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| Adult red Ptocadica on P. lobata. | Note the dome-shaped body characteristic of genus Ptocadica. |
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| The only red pigment is in the elytra. The rest of the animal is off-white. | After death and upon aging, the white and red colors are lost and the animal turns a yellowish brown. |
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| Red Ptocadica larva on P. lobata stem | big 3rd instar larva on P.lobata leaf |
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| Ptocadica egg on P. lobata leaf. | Newly hatched red Ptocadica larva. |
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| Life cycle of Ptocadica "red" as observed in a shade house at La Selva. Species identity confirmed. | |