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Phrictus punctatus

Status not recordedinsects

Phrictus punctatus is a species in the family Fulgoridae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Costa Rica and Panama.

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Quick facts about Phrictus punctatus

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Phrictus punctatus 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 punctatus is listed for 2 countries.

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

  1. Costa Rica
  2. Panama

Is Phrictus punctatus 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 punctatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyFulgoridae
  6. genusPhrictus
  7. SpeciesPhrictus punctatus Caldwell, 1945
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Bicho cabeza de dragónSpanish
  • マダラリュウノカオビワハゴロモJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Phrictus punctatus

Other species in the same genus Phrictus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Phrictus punctatus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Phrictus punctatus for 2 countries: Costa Rica and Panama. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Phrictus punctatus?

Phrictus punctatus (Phrictus punctatus) 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). Phrictus punctatus (Phrictus punctatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/phrictus-punctatus

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BibTeX
@misc{phrictus_punctatus_2026,
  title = {Phrictus punctatus (Phrictus punctatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phrictus-punctatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}