Morpheis pyracmon

Morpheis pyracmon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Morpheis
Species:	M. pyracmon
Binomial name
	Morpheis pyracmon; (Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
	Sphinx pyracmon Cramer, 1780; Zeuzera fracta Walker, 1856; Cossus palmarum Herrich-Schäffer, 1853; Zeuzera putrida Percheron, 1838; Duomitus pyracmonides Schaus, 1901;

Morpheis pyracmon, the fissured bark, is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Suriname,^[1] Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. The habitat consists of cloudforests, where it is found at altitudes between 400 and 1,200 meters.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Morpheis pyracmon". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
↑ Moths of the Amazon and Andes

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Morpheis pyracmon". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

[2] Moths of the Amazon and Andes