''Ampittia dalailama'' is a species of

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 ...

in the 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 ...

. It was described by

Paul Mabille Paul Mabille (1835 – 6 April 1923) was a French naturalist mainly interested in Lepidoptera and botany. Mabille was born in 1835 in Tours, France. He was a member and President (1876–1877) of the Société entomologique de France and a membe ...

in 1876. It is found in

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

and western China. Hindwing beneath brown, densely dusted with yellow scales, with three yellow spots near the base and a postmedian as well as a subterminal row of yellow dots; the postmedian spots of cellules 3 and 4 are placed near the centre of these cellules and cover their whole breadth.

Subspecies

*''Ampittia dalailama dalailama'' *''Ampittia dalailama jesta'' Evans, 1939 (China)

References

Butterflies described in 1876 Ampittia Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{Hesperiinae-stub