Metisella malgacha, the grassveld sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

It is found in the Cape, Free State, Lesotho, Transvaal, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

The habitat consists of grassland and grassy areas in the fynbos and Karoo.

[3] Flight period is between August and May with several broods possible or December to January at highest elevations.

[3] The larvae feed on Ehrharta erecta.