Metisella abdeli
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Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)[1]
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Metisella abdeli, the eastern sylph, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Swaziland.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are on wing year round.
Subspecies
- Metisella abdeli abdeli (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Swaziland )
- Metisella abdeli elgona Evans, 1938 (near the summit of Mount Elgon in Kenya and Uganda)
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