Metisella trisignatus
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M. trisignatus
Binomial name
Metisella trisignatus
(Neave, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides trisignatus Neave, 1904

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

Subspecies

  • Metisella trisignatus trisignatus (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
  • Metisella trisignatus tanga Evans, 1937 (highlands of Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia)

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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