Dragon-headed Bug

Phrictus quinquepartitus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Fulgoridae

Phrictus quinquepartitus, also known as the wart-headed bug and the dragon-headed bug, is an insect belonging to the family Fulgoridae. They were described by English entomologist William Lucas Distant in 1883. They are found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and parts of Brazil.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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