Metisella

	Metisella ''Metisella'' is a genus of skippers, commonly called sylphs, in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa. For other sylphs see genera ''Astictopterus'', '' Willema'', and ''Tsitana ''Tsitana'', commonly called sylphs, is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae are found primarily in Africa. These are small to medium-sized skippers that are primarily unmarked brown of the upperside wings. For other sylphs see genus ' ...''. Species '' Metisella abdeli'' (Krüger, 1928) '' Metisella aegipan'' (Trimen, 1868) – mountain sylph '' Metisella alticola'' (Aurivillius, 1925) '' Metisella congdoni'' de Jong & Kielland, 1983 '' Metisella decipiens'' (Butler, 1896) '' Metisella kakamega'' de Jong, 1976 – Kakamega sylph '' Metisella kambove'' (Neave, 1910) '' Metisella malgacha'' (Boisduval, 1833) – grassveld sylph '' Metisella medea'' Evans, 1937 '' Metisella meninx'' (Trimen, 1873) – marsh sylph '' Metisella metis'' (Linnaeus, 1764) – gold spotted sylph '' Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Abdeli ''Metisella abdeli'', the eastern sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Eswatini. The habitat consists of forests. Adults are on wing year round. Subspecies ''Metisella abdeli abdeli'' (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Eswatini ) ''Metisella abdeli elgona'' Evans, 1938 (near the summit of Mount Elgon Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda. in Kenya and Uganda) References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Malgacha ''Metisella malgacha'', the grassveld sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape, Free State, Lesotho, Transvaal, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassland and grassy areas in the fynbos and Karoo. The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females. Flight period is between August and May with several broods possible or December to January at highest elevations. The upperside wings have many gold spots on a brown background similar to the gold spotted sylph (''M. aegipan'') that has a darker background. The spots on ''M. malgacha'' are typically smaller than ''M. aegipan''. The underside of the wings are orange brown. Sexes are similar. The larvae feed on ''Ehrharta erecta ''Ehrharta erecta'' is a species of grass commonly known as panic veldtgrass. The species is native to Southern Africa and Yemen. It is a documented invasive species in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, southern Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Trisignatus ''Metisella trisignatus'', the three-spot sylph,' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... Subspecies ''Metisella trisignatus trisignatus'' (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley) ''Metisella trisignatus tanga'' Evans, 1937 (highlands of Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia) References Butterflies described in 1904 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Midas ''Metisella midas'', the golden sylph or Midas sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... The habitat consists of damp, grassy edges of evergreen forests and grassy areas on the edges of submontane forests. Subspecies ''Metisella midas midas'' (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: including Shaba) ''Metisella midas malda'' Evans, 1937 (Nigeria: Obudu Plateau, Cameroon) References Butterflies described in 1894 Heteropterinae Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Metis ''Metisella metis'', the gold spotted sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The wingspan is 26–34 mm for males and 30–33 mm for females. The upperside of the wings are dark brown or black with a number of gold spots. The flight period is year-round, peaking between September and November and between February and March. The larvae feed on ''Stenotaphrum glabrum'', '' Panicum deustum'', ''Ehrharta erecta'' and ''Stipa dregeana ''Stipa'' is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species form ...''. Subspecies ''Metisella metis metis'' (South Africa: Western Cape Province, from the Cape Peninsula, east to the Swellendam district) ''Metisella metis paris'' Evans, 1937 (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa: L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Kambove ''Metisella kambove'', the Kambove sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The habitat consists of moist '' Brachystegia'' woodland. Subspecies ''Metisella kambove kambove'' (south-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia: north-west to the Copperbelt) ''Metisella kambove gamma'' de Jong (Nigeria, Cameroon) References Butterflies described in 1910 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Medea ''Metisella medea'', the Medea sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of submontane meadows. The larvae feed on Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... 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) References Butterflies described in 1937 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Aegipan ''Metisella aegipan'', the mountain sylph or Shaka's ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the mountains of the Cape in South Africa and in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. The habitat consists of wetlands, marshy places, and grassy gullies in montane grassland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 28–34 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females. These small to medium-sized skippers are brown on the upperside and yellow brown on the underside. They have a yellow patch on the upperside forewing. Their flight period is between December and February with a single brood. Subspecies ''Metisella aegipan aegipan'' (South Africa, Lesotho) ''Metisella aegipan inyanga'' Evans, 1955 (Zimbabwe, Mozambique) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Willema Willemi ''Willema willemi'', the netted sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South Africa (Transvaal), Botswana, and Zimbabwe to Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia. The habitat consists of savanna (especially along streams fringed by trees that provide an almost closed canopy) and densely wooded clumps of bush. The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from December to May (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Setaria ''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets. The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many tr ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1857 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Quadrisignatus ''Metisella quadrisignatus'', the four-spot sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast .... Subspecies ''Metisella quadrisignatus quadrisignatus'' (southern Sudan, Kenya: from the south-east to the Chyulu Hills, Tanzania, Malawi) ''Metisella quadrisignatus nanda'' Evans, 1937 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley) References Butterflies described in 1894 Heteropterinae Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Alticola ''Metisella alticola'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in western Uganda, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator .... References Butterflies described in 1925 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Decipiens ''Metisella decipiens'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malawi and southern Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References Butterflies described in 1896 Heteropterinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Metisella ''Metisella'' is a genus of skippers, commonly called sylphs, in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa. For other sylphs see genera ''Astictopterus'', '' Willema'', and ''Tsitana ''Tsitana'', commonly called sylphs, is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae are found primarily in Africa. These are small to medium-sized skippers that are primarily unmarked brown of the upperside wings. For other sylphs see genus ' ...''. Species '' Metisella abdeli'' (Krüger, 1928) '' Metisella aegipan'' (Trimen, 1868) – mountain sylph '' Metisella alticola'' (Aurivillius, 1925) '' Metisella congdoni'' de Jong & Kielland, 1983 '' Metisella decipiens'' (Butler, 1896) '' Metisella kakamega'' de Jong, 1976 – Kakamega sylph '' Metisella kambove'' (Neave, 1910) '' Metisella malgacha'' (Boisduval, 1833) – grassveld sylph '' Metisella medea'' Evans, 1937 '' Metisella meninx'' (Trimen, 1873) – marsh sylph '' Metisella metis'' (Linnaeus, 1764) – gold spotted sylph '' Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Abdeli ''Metisella abdeli'', the eastern sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Eswatini. The habitat consists of forests. Adults are on wing year round. Subspecies ''Metisella abdeli abdeli'' (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Eswatini ) ''Metisella abdeli elgona'' Evans, 1938 (near the summit of Mount Elgon Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda. in Kenya and Uganda) References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Malgacha ''Metisella malgacha'', the grassveld sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape, Free State, Lesotho, Transvaal, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassland and grassy areas in the fynbos and Karoo. The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females. Flight period is between August and May with several broods possible or December to January at highest elevations. The upperside wings have many gold spots on a brown background similar to the gold spotted sylph (''M. aegipan'') that has a darker background. The spots on ''M. malgacha'' are typically smaller than ''M. aegipan''. The underside of the wings are orange brown. Sexes are similar. The larvae feed on ''Ehrharta erecta ''Ehrharta erecta'' is a species of grass commonly known as panic veldtgrass. The species is native to Southern Africa and Yemen. It is a documented invasive species in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, southern Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Trisignatus ''Metisella trisignatus'', the three-spot sylph,' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... Subspecies ''Metisella trisignatus trisignatus'' (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley) ''Metisella trisignatus tanga'' Evans, 1937 (highlands of Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia) References Butterflies described in 1904 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Midas ''Metisella midas'', the golden sylph or Midas sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... The habitat consists of damp, grassy edges of evergreen forests and grassy areas on the edges of submontane forests. Subspecies ''Metisella midas midas'' (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: including Shaba) ''Metisella midas malda'' Evans, 1937 (Nigeria: Obudu Plateau, Cameroon) References Butterflies described in 1894 Heteropterinae Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Metis ''Metisella metis'', the gold spotted sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The wingspan is 26–34 mm for males and 30–33 mm for females. The upperside of the wings are dark brown or black with a number of gold spots. The flight period is year-round, peaking between September and November and between February and March. The larvae feed on ''Stenotaphrum glabrum'', '' Panicum deustum'', ''Ehrharta erecta'' and ''Stipa dregeana ''Stipa'' is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species form ...''. Subspecies ''Metisella metis metis'' (South Africa: Western Cape Province, from the Cape Peninsula, east to the Swellendam district) ''Metisella metis paris'' Evans, 1937 (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa: L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Kambove ''Metisella kambove'', the Kambove sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The habitat consists of moist '' Brachystegia'' woodland. Subspecies ''Metisella kambove kambove'' (south-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia: north-west to the Copperbelt) ''Metisella kambove gamma'' de Jong (Nigeria, Cameroon) References Butterflies described in 1910 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Medea ''Metisella medea'', the Medea sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of submontane meadows. The larvae feed on Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... 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) References Butterflies described in 1937 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Aegipan ''Metisella aegipan'', the mountain sylph or Shaka's ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the mountains of the Cape in South Africa and in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. The habitat consists of wetlands, marshy places, and grassy gullies in montane grassland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 28–34 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females. These small to medium-sized skippers are brown on the upperside and yellow brown on the underside. They have a yellow patch on the upperside forewing. Their flight period is between December and February with a single brood. Subspecies ''Metisella aegipan aegipan'' (South Africa, Lesotho) ''Metisella aegipan inyanga'' Evans, 1955 (Zimbabwe, Mozambique) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Willema Willemi ''Willema willemi'', the netted sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South Africa (Transvaal), Botswana, and Zimbabwe to Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia. The habitat consists of savanna (especially along streams fringed by trees that provide an almost closed canopy) and densely wooded clumps of bush. The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from December to May (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Setaria ''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets. The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many tr ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1857 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Quadrisignatus ''Metisella quadrisignatus'', the four-spot sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast .... Subspecies ''Metisella quadrisignatus quadrisignatus'' (southern Sudan, Kenya: from the south-east to the Chyulu Hills, Tanzania, Malawi) ''Metisella quadrisignatus nanda'' Evans, 1937 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley) References Butterflies described in 1894 Heteropterinae Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Alticola ''Metisella alticola'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in western Uganda, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator .... References Butterflies described in 1925 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Metisella Decipiens ''Metisella decipiens'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malawi and southern Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References Butterflies described in 1896 Heteropterinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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