Genus

Sylphs

Metisella

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyHesperiidae (Skippers)
GenusMetisella (Sylphs)

Species in this group

Metisella metis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metisella malgacha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sylphs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Goldspotted Sylph			~10%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 2	~10%
	Grassveld Sylph			~10%
	Goldspotted Sylph			~10%
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Goldspotted Sylph			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 2	~10%
	Grassveld Sylph			~10%
	Goldspotted Sylph			<5%
2	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Goldspotted Sylph			~10%

Sylphs

Species in this group

Goldspotted Sylph

Grassveld Sylph

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sylphs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked