Maassenia heydeni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[2]
| Maassenia heydeni | |
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| Adult, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Maassenia |
| Species: | M. heydeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Maassenia heydeni (Saalmuller, 1884)[1]
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The wingspan is 50–80 mm.
Subspecies
edit- Maassenia heydeni heydeni (Madagascar)
- Maassenia heydeni comorana Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Comoro Islands)
References
edit- ^ "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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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