Female terminal

A female terminal to be connected to a male terminal, comprising:

• a connecting tube portion extending in a front-rear direction, the male terminal being inserted into the connecting tube portion;
• a resilient contact piece provided in the connecting tube portion, the resilient contact piece resiliently contacting the male terminal;
• and
• an auxiliary spring disposed in the connecting tube portion, the auxiliary spring biasing the resilient contact piece toward the male terminal by contacting the resilient contact piece,
• wherein:
• the connecting tube portion has a bottom wall, an upper wall facing the bottom wall and a front opening open forward,
• the resilient contact piece includes a fulcrum portion folded rearward from a front end edge of the bottom wall in the connecting tube portion and a contact point portion provided at a position behind the fulcrum portion to contact the male terminal,
• the auxiliary spring is disposed at a position behind the fulcrum portion and below the contact point portion,
• the auxiliary spring includes a protrusion projecting in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction, and
• the protrusion and an inner surface of the upper wall are visually confirmable through the front opening of the connecting tube portion.