Metisella kambove

Metisella kambove
	Metisella kambove figure 14
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Metisella
Species:	M. kambove
Binomial name
	Metisella kambove; (Neave, 1910)
Synonyms
	Cyclopides kamboveNeave, 1910;

Last updated December 14, 2025

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.^[2] 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 gammade Jong (Nigeria, Cameroon)

References

↑ Metisella, funet.fi
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.

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[1] Metisella, funet.fi

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.

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Metisella kambove

Metisella kambove figure 14
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Metisella
Species:	M. kambove
Binomial name
*Metisella kambove* (Neave, 1910)^[1]
Synonyms
Cyclopides kamboveNeave, 1910