Morpheis pyracmon

Morpheis pyracmon, the fissured bark, is a moth in the family Cossidae. 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]

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

References
  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


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