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The Grassveld Sylph (''Metisella malgacha'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Cape, Orange Free State, Lesotho, Transvaal, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The habitat conssits of grassland and grassy areas in the fynbos and Karoo.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae )〕 The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 Flight period is between August and May with several broods possible or December to January at highest elevations.〔 The upperside wings have many gold spots on a brown background similar to the Gold Spotted Sylph (''M. aegipan'') that has a darker background. The spots on ''M. malgacha'' are typically smaller than ''M. aegipan''. The underside of the wings are orange-brown. Sexes are similar.〔 The larvae feed on ''Ehrharta erecta''. ==Subspecies== *''Metisella malgacha malgacha'' (South Africa: Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province) *''Metisella malgacha orina'' Vári, 1976 (Lesotho, South Africa: Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal – Drakensberg) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metisella malgacha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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