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Morpheis pyracmon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Morpheis

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

References

Morpheis pyracmon Wikipedia