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Sap describes what flatid leaf bugs eat. The insects in question (Flatidae insect family) have special mouthparts for handling internal plant liquids. A colorful example is the Madgascan flatid leaf bug (Phromnia rosea), whose adults look like a series of rose leaves with stem-like legs lounging along the sides of tree trunks and whose nymphs look like very thin white flowers.
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∙ 14y agoLeaf sap is what flatid leaf bugs such as the Phromnia rosea of Madagascar feed on with their mouthparts, which are built strawlike for piercing and sucking.
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