Metisella metis

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Gold spotted sylph
Gold Spotted Sylph Metisella metis female, Observatory Cape Town.JPG
Female, Cape Town
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Metisella
Species:
M. metis
Binomial name
Metisella metis
(Linnaeus, 1764) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio metisLinnaeus, 1764
  • Hesperia metis
  • Cyclopides metis
  • Heteropterus 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. [2] The upperside of the wings are dark brown or black with a number of gold spots. [2] The flight period is year-round, peaking between September and November and between February and March. [2]

The larvae feed on Stenotaphrum glabrum , Panicum deustum , Ehrharta erecta and Stipa dregeana .

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References

  1. Metisella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.