Morpheis pyracmon Cramer, 1780 is a animal in the Cossidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Morpheis pyracmon Cramer, 1780

Morpheis pyracmon Cramer, 1780

Morpheis pyracmon is a 1780-described Cossidae moth found in South American cloudforests at 400–1200 m.

Family
Genus
Morpheis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Morpheis pyracmon Cramer, 1780

Morpheis pyracmon, commonly known as the fissured bark moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Cossidae. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. This species is found in Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. It inhabits cloudforests, occurring at altitudes ranging from 400 to 1,200 meters.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Cossidae Morpheis

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