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Phrictus diadema

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Phrictus diadema is a species in the family Fulgoridae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Belize, French Guiana and Guyana.

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Quick facts about Phrictus diadema

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
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Phrictus diadema 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.

Phrictus diadema is listed for 5 countries.

NicaraguaBelizeGuyanaSuriname
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Belize
  2. French Guiana
  3. Guyana
  4. Nicaragua
  5. Suriname

Is Phrictus diadema 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 Phrictus diadema classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyFulgoridae
  6. genusPhrictus
  7. SpeciesPhrictus diadema (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Fulgora armata, Fulgora diadema, Phrictus diadema diadema, Phrictus diadema var. walkeri

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Jequitiranabóia-cabeça-de-verrugaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Phrictus diadema

Other species in the same genus Phrictus.

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Common questions

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Where does Phrictus diadema live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Phrictus diadema for 5 countries: Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua and Suriname. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Phrictus diadema?

Phrictus diadema (Phrictus diadema) 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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BibTeX
@misc{phrictus_diadema_2026,
  title = {Phrictus diadema (Phrictus diadema)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phrictus-diadema},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}