Morpheis mathani

Morpheis mathani is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Schaus in 1901. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Peru.[1]

Morpheis mathani
Morpheis mathani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Morpheis
Species:
M. mathani
Binomial name
Morpheis mathani
(Schaus, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Duomitus mathani Schaus, 1901
  • Xyleutes cognatus distincta Bryk, 1953
  • Xyleutes oberthueri Houlbert, 1916

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Morpheis mathani". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.


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