''Ampittia trimacula'' 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

John Henry Leech John Henry Leech (5 December 1862 – 29 December 1900, Hurdcott House, Salisbury) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Leech was born of John and Elizabeth (née Ashworth) Leech in Bank Hall, near Preston, ...

in 1891. It is found in western China. Forewing obtuse. Hindwing beneath yellow with brown markings, which are more or less distinctly arranged in three transverse rows; there is, moreover, an elongate light spot in the middle of cellules 3 and 4.

References

Butterflies described in 1891 Ampittia Butterflies of Asia {{Hesperiinae-stub