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Metisella kakamega

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Metisella kakamega
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Metisella
Species:
M. kakamega
Binomial name
Metisella kakamega
de Jong, 1976[1]

Metisella kakamega, the Kakamega sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by de Jong in 1976. It is found in western Kenya.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Metisella, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.