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Metisella midas
Another brightly coloured skipper. The habitat consists of damp, grassy edges of evergreen forests and grassy areas on the edges of submontane forests.
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.
Welcome back bayucca... back on the job I see! Hope your holiday was what was needed!
Hesperiidae, Heteropterinae, Metisella midas midas.
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thanks LuckyLogan. They definitely stood out on the green leaves. No camouflage there...!