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"Red Hot Chilli Larva"

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Field Notes

Description:

This very small larva, about 1,5mm, "ask" for my attention in a Pitanga tree.

Notes:

Moves very quickly, difficult to take a good shot.

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Comments (5)
Rubens Araujo
It is very small ...when I took the picture of the plant hopper I didn't notice the larva...only when I opened the picture I saw the larva.
Rubens Araujo
Rubens...Take a look at the spotting below....second picture ...Beside the plant hopper. Is it the same Larva ? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7291929
KarenL
Wow, it does indeed look like a walking chili pepper! :D

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PublishedSeptember 29, 2011

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