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Genus: Metisella
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Hesperioidea > Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Hesperiinae
List from Vári & Kroon (2002).
Metisella abdeli
Metisella aegipan (Mountain sylph)
Metisella malgacha (Grassveld sylph)
Metisella meninx (Marsh sylph)
Metisella metis (Gold spotted sylph)
Metisella syrinx (Bamboo sylph)
Metisella willemi (Netted sylph)
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.