Agyllia Explained

Agyllia is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae, erected in 2020. There are at least three described species in Agyllia, all found in Africa. These species were formerly members of the genus Spialia.

Species

These species belong to the genus Agyllia:

• Agyllia agylla (Trimen, 1889)
• Agyllia asterodia (Trimen, 1864)
• Agyllia kituina (Karsch, 1896)

Further reading

• Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy. 2021. Zhang . Jing. Cong . Qian. Shen . Jinhui. Opler . Paul A.. Grishin . Nick V.. 4. The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey. 9. 3. 10.5281/zenodo.5630311. 35098146. 8794009. 2643-4806.