Metisella willemi

Netted sylph
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Metisella
Species:	M. willemi
Binomial name
	Metisella willemi; (Wallengren, 1857)
Synonyms
	Heteropterus willemi Wallengren, 1857; Cyclopides willemi; Cyclopides cheles Hewitson, 1868;

Metisella willemi, the netted sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Transvaal, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia. The habitat consists of savanna (especially along streams fringed by trees that provide an almost closed canopy) and densely wooded clumps of bush.^[2]

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from December to May (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Setaria species.

Upperside

Underside
in Hewitson (1874)

References[]

^ Metisella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] Metisella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-11-08.

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Taxon identifiers
Metisella willemi	Wikidata: Q9346633 BOLD: 55274 EoL: 184750 GBIF: 5142151 iNaturalist: 141630 IRMNG: 10614172 IUCN: 161275925 LepIndex: 185080
Willema willemi	Wikidata: Q98966070 Wikispecies: Willema willemi NCBI: 2834791