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
- Metisella medea medea (Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Metisella medea nyika Evans, 1937 (Tanzania: southern highlands, Malawi: Nyika Plateau)
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