Metisella quadrisignatus

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

Metisella quadrisignatus, the four-spot sylph, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.

Subspecies

Metisella quadrisignatus quadrisignatus (southern Sudan, Kenya: from the south-east to the Chyulu Hills, Tanzania, Malawi)

Metisella quadrisignatus nanda Evans, 1937 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)

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