Morpheis pyracmon

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 pyracmonCramer, 1780 Zeuzera fractaWalker, 1856 Cossus palmarumHerrich-Schäffer, 1853 Zeuzera putridaPercheron, 1838 Duomitus pyracmonidesSchaus, 1901

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]

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 ^{[ usurped ]}

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