Metisella quadrisignatus

Metisella quadrisignatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Metisella
Species:	M. quadrisignatus
Binomial name
	Metisella quadrisignatus; (Butler, 1894)
Synonyms
	Cyclopides quadrisignatusButler, 1894;

Last updated December 14, 2025

Metisella quadrisignatus, the four-spot sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.^[2]

Subspecies

Metisella quadrisignatus quadrisignatus (southern Sudan, Kenya: from the south-east to the Chyulu Hills, Tanzania, Malawi)
Metisella quadrisignatus nandaEvans, 1937 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)

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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