Athyma punctata is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. It is endemic to China (West China and Tibet).
P. punctata Leech (59c) differs in facies entirely from the other species of the genus, bearing above on ablack ground whitish violet spots, which recall Hypolimnas misippus as in the case of Limenitis albomaculata.The underside is brownish, markings similar as above, but broader, and the discal spot of the hindwing isenlarged to a broad band. The female (61c) is essentially different, the brownish markings on a dark ground morebearing the general character of the genus. — Central China: Chang-Yang; West China: Ta-tsien-lu, Moupin.[1]