Tsitana Explained

Tsitana, commonly called sylphs, is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae are found primarily in Africa. These are small to medium-sized skippers that are primarily unmarked brown of the upperside wings.^[1] For other sylphs see genus Metisella.

Species

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

• Tsitana dicksoni Evans, 1955 – Dickson's sylph
• Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870) – dismal sylph
• Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937 – Tulbagh sylph
• Tsitana uitenhaga Evans, 1937 – Uitenhage sylph
• Tsitana wallacei (Neave, 1910) – Wallace's sylph

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

1. Book: Woodhall, Steve . Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . 2005 . Cape Town, South Africa . Struik . 978-1-86872-724-7 .
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/heteropterinae/tsitana/index.html Tsitana