Maassenia heydeni

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Maassenia heydeni
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Adult, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Maassenia
Species:
M. heydeni
Binomial name
Maassenia heydeni
(Saalmuller, 1884) [1]
Synonyms
  • Zonilia heydeniSaalmüller, 1878

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

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References

  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 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.