Metisella

Metisella
Metisella angolana figure 10
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Subfamily:Heteropterinae
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, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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