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 Cramer in 1780. It is found in Surinam,[1] Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. The habitat consists of cloudforests, where it is found at altitudes between 400 and 1,200 meters.[2]

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