Metisella medea

Metisella medea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Metisella
Species: M. medea
Binomial name
Metisella medea
Evans, 1937[1]

Metisella medea, the Medea Sylph, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of submontane meadows.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

Subspecies

References

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