''Agyllia'' is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

, 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)

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