Attributes of Pompeius verna
Little Glassywing
Pompeius verna (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Wings are black or blackish brown. Upperside of male forewing has a large transparent white spot below the end of the black stigma and several other spots above and below it. Female forewing has a transparent square spot at the end of the cell. Underside of both sexes is black, sometimes with a purple sheen, and often has a few distinct pale spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/16 - 1 1/2 inches (2.7 - 3.9 cm).
Life History: Males perch on low vegetation in sunny clearings to wait for females; courtship usually occurs around noon. Caterpillars eat leaves and live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to early August in the north; two broods from April to September in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Purpletop (Tridens flavus).
Adult Food: Nectar from white, pink, and purple flowers is preferred, including dogbane, selfheal, peppermint, joe-pye weed, and common and swamp milkweeds. Yellow flowers are visited when others are unavailable.
Habitat: Moist places near shaded wood edges.
Range: Central New England west to central Nebraska; south to northern Florida, the Gulf Coast, and South Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 06, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Scott County, Tennessee, United States | May 11, 2012 | Details |
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October 03, 2011 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | April 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 18, 2011 | tjrickert | Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 22, 2011 | jftrahan | Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States | January 04, 2012 | Details |
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May 22, 2011 | jftrahan | Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
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July 12, 2008 | cyric | Washington County, Rhode Island, United States | December 24, 2011 | Details |
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June 11, 2011 | Tom Raub | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 07, 2011 | Details |
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July 22, 2010 | rconnorsphoto | Perry County, Tennessee, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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April 23, 2011 | jftrahan | St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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April 28, 2011 | jftrahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 11, 2011 | Details |
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June 17, 2011 | K Stilwell | Tazewell County, Virginia, United States | September 11, 2011 | Details |
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June 26, 2011 | menasian | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 27, 2011 | Details |
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July 02, 2011 | carex17 | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | August 14, 2011 | Details |
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August 02, 2011 | AJ Trently | Maury County, Tennessee, United States | August 05, 2011 | Details |
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July 28, 2011 | AJ Trently | Lewis County, Tennessee, United States | July 31, 2011 | Details |
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June 20, 2011 | Jim Dolan | Columbiana County, Ohio, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
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June 27, 2011 | Jim Dolan | Columbiana County, Ohio, United States | July 06, 2011 | Details |
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July 15, 2009 | James Fox | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | June 29, 2011 | Details |
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June 12, 2011 | David Trently | Knox County, Tennessee, United States | June 17, 2011 | Details |
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June 07, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | June 12, 2011 | Details |
| May 01, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 08, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 08, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Hale County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
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May 21, 2011 | HHowell | Grainger County, Tennessee, United States | May 26, 2011 | Details |
| June 23, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Peters, David) | Saginaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Allen, Steve, Nina Crepas, Chip and Julie Francke, Lois Richmond) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Franche, Chip with Steve Allen, Nina Crepas, Julie Francke, Lois Richmond) | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John, M. Bialecki, A. Beiker, R. Kuhlman, J. & M. Weinman, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 11, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Cappaest, D. with R. Kuhlmap, J. Paulissen, B. Rommell, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Clinton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack with Jim Granlund, D. Powell) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Genesee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M.& S. Bialecki, D. Cappaert, R. Kuhlman, J. Moran, C. Richards) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger, R. Kuhlman, C. Richards, C. Spence, John Swales) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1998 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Kuhlman, Roger with John Farmer, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 25, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M. Bialecki, John Farmer, K. Kolon, R. Kuhlman, J. Senior) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Richards, Christopher A. with Sharon Johnson, R. Kuhlman, J. Paulissen, V. Scho Carey, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Kuhlman, Roger with Sharon Johnson, C. Richards, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 23, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy with Kathy Bowler, J. Brecklin, Janet Helmer, Linda Koning, M. Moreau, K. Mork, R. Pedler, Ken Sherburn, Ron Spink, Greg Swanson, J Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 20, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 23, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Bialecki, M, Kuhlman, R, Richards, C, Spotts, C, Swales, John, Wykes, Roger) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
