Maassenia heydeni

Maassenia heydeni
	Adult, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Maassenia
Species:	M. heydeni
Binomial name
	Maassenia heydeni; (Saalmuller, 1884)
Synonyms
	Zonilia heydeniSaalmüller, 1878;

Last updated May 20, 2025

Maassenia heydeni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.^[2]

The wingspan is 50–80 mm.

Subspecies

Maassenia heydeni heydeni (Madagascar)
Maassenia heydeni comoranaRothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Comoro Islands)

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
↑ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173. doi:10.5962/p.238439 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[2] Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173. doi:10.5962/p.238439 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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