''Morpheis'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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 Lepidopter ...
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Species
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Morpheis clenchi''
Donahue, 1980
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Morpheis cognata''
Walker, 1856
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Morpheis comisteon''
Schaus, 1911
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Morpheis discreta''
Dyar, 1937
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Morpheis impedita''
Wallengren, 1860
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Morpheis lelex''
Dognin, 1891
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Morpheis mathani''
Schaus, 1901
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Morpheis melanoleuca''
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, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ...
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Cramer, 1780
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Morpheis strigillata''
Felder, 1874
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Morpheis votani''
Schaus, 1934
* ''
Morpheis xylotribus''
Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Zeuzerinae
Cossidae genera
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