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Dragon-headed bug

Phrictus quinquepartitus Distant, 1883

Status not recordedinsects

The dragon-headed bug (Phrictus quinquepartitus) is a species in the family Fulgoridae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama.

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Quick facts about the dragon-headed bug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the dragon-headed bug live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The dragon-headed bug is listed for 3 countries.

ColombiaPanamaCosta Rica
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Colombia
  2. Costa Rica
  3. Panama

Is the dragon-headed bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dragon-headed bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyFulgoridae
  6. genusPhrictus
  7. SpeciesPhrictus quinquepartitus Distant, 1883
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • svítilka bradavčitáCzech
  • Bicho-cabeza de dragónSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dragon-headed bug

Other species in the same genus Phrictus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the dragon-headed bug live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the dragon-headed bug for 3 countries: Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the dragon-headed bug?

The dragon-headed bug (Phrictus quinquepartitus) belongs to the family Fulgoridae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dragon-headed bug (Phrictus quinquepartitus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dragon-headed-bug

MLA

“Dragon-headed bug (Phrictus quinquepartitus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dragon-headed-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{dragon_headed_bug_2026,
  title = {Dragon-headed bug (Phrictus quinquepartitus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dragon-headed-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}