The peanut head is probably some sort of mimicry, although I just don't see it. It works in conjunction with the eye like markings on their hind wings which they display when they are threatened.
Distribution:
The peanut head bug is endemic to the Amazon.
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Fulgotidae
Genus: Fulgora
Species: Fulgora laternaria
Image Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgora_laternaria
http://panama-wildlife.blogspot.com.au/
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