Marsh Sylph

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Metisella meninx, the marsh sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to the wet vleis (shallow lakes) of highland grassland in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the northern part of the Free State and the extreme east of the North West Province. It has become extinct in many areas close to Johannesburg due to building developments.

Metisella es un género de lepidópteros ditrisios de la subfamilia Heteropterinae dentro de la familia Hesperiidae. ​ Se encuentra en África. Especies Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928) Metisella aegipan (Trimen, 1868) Metisella alticola (Aurivillius, 1925) Metisella angolana (Karsch, 1896) Metisella carsoni (Butler, 1898) Metisella congdoni de Jong & Kielland, 1983 Metisella decipiens (Butler, 1896) Metisella formosus (Butler, 1894) Metisella kakamega de Jong, 1976 Metisella kambove (Neave, 1910) Metisella kumbona Evans, 1937 Metisella malgacha (Boisduval, 1833) Metisella medea Evans, 1937…