Metisella kambove

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Metisella

Metisella kambove, the Kambove sylph, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. The habitat consists of moist Brachystegia woodland.

Subspecies

Metisella kambove kambove (south-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia: north-west to the Copperbelt)

Metisella kambove gamma de Jong (Nigeria, Cameroon)

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