Metisella
Encyclopedia
Metisella is a genus of skippers
, commonly called sylphs, in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa
. For other sylphs see genera Astictopterus
and Tsitana
.
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
, commonly called sylphs, in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. For other sylphs see genera Astictopterus
Astictopterus
Astictopterus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Astictopterus abjecta – Abject Hopper*Astictopterus anomoeus – Yellow Hopper*Astictopterus bruno...
and Tsitana
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 bown of the upperside wings...
.
Species
- Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
- Metisella aegipanMetisella aegipanThe Mountain Sylph or Shaka's Ranger is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains of the Cape in South Africa and in Zimbabwe.The wingspan is 28–34 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females....
(Trimen, 1868) – Mountain Sylph - Metisella alticola (Aurivillius, 1925)
- Metisella angolana (Karsch, 1896)
- Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898)
- Metisella congdoni de Jong & Kielland, 1983
- Metisella decipiens (Butler, 1896)
- Metisella formosus (Butler, 1894) – Beautiful Sylph
- Metisella kakamega de Jong, 1976 – Kakamega Sylph
- Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910)
- Metisella kumbona Evans, 1937
- Metisella malgachaMetisella malgachaThe Grassveld Sylph is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Cape, Orange Free State, Lesotho, Transvaal, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females....
(Boisduval, 1833) – Grassveld Sylph - Metisella medea Evans, 1937
- Metisella meninxMetisella meninxThe Marsh Sylph is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is endemic to the wet vleis of highland grassland in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the northern part of the Orange Free State and the extreme east of the North West Province...
(Trimen, 1873) – Marsh Sylph - Metisella metisMetisella metisThe Gold Spotted Sylph is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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....
(Linnaeus, 1764) – Gold Spotted Sylph - Metisella midas (Butler, 1894) – Midas Sylph
- Metisella perexcellens (Butler, 1896)
- Metisella quadrisignatus (Butler, 1894) – Four-spot Sylph
- Metisella syrinxMetisella syrinxThe Bamboo Sylph is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is a rare and highly localised species which is only known from the eastern Cape, through southern Lesotho to the extreme south of KwaZulu-Natal....
(Trimen, 1868) – Bamboo Sylph - Metisella trisignatus (Neave, 1904) – Three-spot Sylph
- Metisella tsadicus (Aurivillius, 1905)
- Metisella willemiMetisella willemiThe Netted Sylph is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Transvaal, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia....
(Wallengren, 1857) – Netted Sylph - ?Metisella orientalis (Aurivillius, 1925)