Hawaiian Insects

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Dictyophorodelphax mirabilis Hapapa 5768

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Dictyophorodelphax mirabilis, trail to Puu Hapapa. The gut extends up through the horn and back down, and may play a role in detoxifying the milky sap of the akoko that it feeds on.