Metisella trisignatus

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Metisella trisignatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Metisella
Species:
M. trisignatus
Binomial name
Metisella trisignatus
(Neave, 1904) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides trisignatusNeave, 1904

Metisella trisignatus, the three-spot sylph,' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. [2]

Subspecies

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References

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


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