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Golden Sylph

Metisella midas

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Another brightly coloured skipper.

The habitat consists of damp, grassy edges of evergreen forests and grassy areas on the edges of submontane forests.

Habitat:

The habitat consists of damp, grassy edges of evergreen forests and grassy areas on the edges of submontane forests. I saw this one on bushes by the side of a dirt road running through the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, SW Uganda.

Reference Links:

Metisella midas, Metisella midas

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Sylph

Metisella midas midas
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Comments (4)
pamsai
Welcome back bayucca... back on the job I see! Hope your holiday was what was needed!
bayucca
Hesperiidae, Heteropterinae, Metisella midas midas. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_heteropterinae.doc
pamsai
thanks LuckyLogan. They definitely stood out on the green leaves. No camouflage there...!

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