Metisella

Metisella
Metisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Metisella
Hemming, 1934

Metisella is a genus of skippers, commonly called sylphs,[1] in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa. For other sylphs see genera Astictopterus and Tsitana.

Species

  • Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
  • Metisella aegipan (Trimen, 1868) – Mountain Sylph
  • Metisella alticola (Aurivillius, 1925)
  • Metisella angolana (Karsch, 1896)
  • Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898)
  • Metisella congdoni de Jong & Kielland, 1983
  • Metisella decipiens (Butler, 1896)
  • Metisella formosus (Butler, 1894) – Beautiful Sylph
  • Metisella kakamega de Jong, 1976 – Kakamega Sylph
  • Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910)
  • Metisella kumbona Evans, 1937
  • Metisella malgacha (Boisduval, 1833) – Grassveld Sylph
  • Metisella medea Evans, 1937
  • Metisella meninx (Trimen, 1873) – Marsh Sylph
  • Metisella metis (Linnaeus, 1764) – Gold Spotted Sylph
  • Metisella midas (Butler, 1894) – Midas Sylph
  • Metisella perexcellens (Butler, 1896)
  • Metisella quadrisignatus (Butler, 1894) – Four-spot Sylph
  • Metisella syrinx (Trimen, 1868) – Bamboo Sylph
  • Metisella trisignatus (Neave, 1904) – Three-spot Sylph
  • Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
  • Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857) – Netted Sylph
  • ?Metisella orientalis (Aurivillius, 1925)

References

  1. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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