''Morpheis'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Cossidae
The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal ...
.
Species
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Morpheis clenchi
''Morpheis clenchi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Donahue in 1980. It is found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It ...
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Donahue, 1980
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Morpheis cognata
''Morpheis cognata'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Mexico and Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Hond ...
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Walker, 1856
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Morpheis comisteon
''Morpheis comisteon'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1911. It is found in Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa ...
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Schaus, 1911
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Morpheis discreta
''Morpheis discreta'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression i ...
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Dyar, 1937
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Morpheis impedita
''Morpheis impedita'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Wallengren in 1860. It is found in South America.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Zeuzerinae
Moths described in 1860
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Wallengren, 1860
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Morpheis lelex
''Morpheis lelex'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Paul Dognin
Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America.
Dognin named 101 new genera of mot ...
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Dognin, 1891
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Morpheis mathani
''Morpheis mathani'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus, Schaus in 1901. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Peru.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Zeuzerinae
Moths des ...
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Schaus, 1901
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Morpheis melanoleuca
''Morpheis melanoleuca'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. It is found in Argentina.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Zeuzerinae
Moths described in 1878 ''
Burmeister, 1878
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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
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Surin ...
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Cramer, 1780
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Morpheis strigillata
''Morpheis strigillata'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Felder in 1874. It is found in Argentina.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Zeuzerinae
Moths described in 1874
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Felder, 1874
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Morpheis votani
''Morpheis votani'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Schaus in 1934. It is found in Argentina.
References
External links Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Zeuzerinae
Moths described in 1934< ...
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Schaus, 1934
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Morpheis xylotribus
''Morpheis xylotribus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in Brazil.
References
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Zeuzerinae
Moths described in 1853
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Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Zeuzerinae
Cossidae genera
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