Metisella

Metisella
Metisella angolana figure 10
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

References

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


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