# Thorn bug (*Umbonia crassicornis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/thorn-bug  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The thorn bug (Umbonia crassicornis) is a species in the family Membracidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 12 countries, including Belize, Colombia and Costa Rica.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 12 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hemiptera
- family: Membracidae
- genus: Umbonia
- species: *Umbonia crassicornis* (Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843)

Synonyms: *Enchotype ermanni*, *Physoplia crassicornis*, *Physoplia intermedia*, *Physoplia media*, *Physoplia nigrata*, *Physoplia peracea*, *Umbonia camerani*, *Umbonia crassicornis*, *Umbonia decorata*, *Umbonia ermanni*, *Umbonia nigrata*, *Umbonia nigrita*, *Umbonia octolinea*, *Umbonia octolineata*, *Umbonia orizabae*, *Umbonia orizimbo*, *Umbonia orozimbo*, *Umbonia oziombe*, *Umbonia peraccae*, *Umbonia picta*

## Countries on record

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.

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela

## Common questions

### Where does the thorn bug live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the thorn bug for 12 countries, including Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Ecuador. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the thorn bug?

The thorn bug (Umbonia crassicornis) belongs to the family Membracidae in the order Hemiptera.

## Sources

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- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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