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.
Species
- Metisella abdeli <small>(Krüger, 1928)</small>
- Metisella aegipan <small>(Trimen, 1868)</small> â mountain sylph
- Metisella alticola <small>(Aurivillius, 1925)</small>
- Metisella congdoni <small>de Jong & Kielland, 1983</small>
- Metisella decipiens <small>(Butler, 1896)</small>
- Metisella kakamega <small>de Jong, 1976</small> â Kakamega sylph
- Metisella kambove <small>(Neave, 1910)</small>
- Metisella malgacha <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small> â grassveld sylph
- Metisella medea <small>Evans, 1937</small>
- Metisella meninx <small>(Trimen, 1873)</small> â marsh sylph
- Metisella metis <small>(Linnaeus, 1764)</small> â gold spotted sylph
- Metisella midas <small>(Butler, 1894)</small> â Midas sylph
- Metisella quadrisignatus <small>(Butler, 1894)</small> â four-spot sylph
- Metisella syrinx <small>(Trimen, 1868)</small> â bamboo sylph
- Metisella trisignatus <small>(Neave, 1904)</small> â three-spot sylph
Former species
- Metisella angolana <small>(Karsch, 1896)</small>. Transferred to Willema angolana <small>(Karsch, 1896)</small>
- Metisella carsoni <small>(Butler, 1898)</small>. Transferred to Willema carsoni <small>(Butler, 1898)</small>
- Metisella formosus <small>(Butler, 1894)</small> â beautiful sylph. Transferred to Willema formosa <small>(Butler, 1894)</small>
- Metisella kumbona <small>Evans, 1937</small>. Transferred to Willema kumbona <small>(Evans, 1937)</small>
- Metisella perexcellens <small>(Butler, 1896)</small>. Transferred to Willema perexcellens <small>(Butler, 1896)</small>
- Metisella tsadicus <small>(Aurivillius, 1905)</small>. Transferred to Willema tsadica <small>(Aurivillius, 1905)</small>
- Metisella willemi <small>(Wallengren, 1857)</small> â netted sylph. Transferred to Willema willemi <small>(Wallengren, 1857)</small>
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