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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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Union County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Warren County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Somerset County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Passaic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ocean County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mercer County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hudson County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Essex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Camden County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cape May County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bergen County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Seward County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Richardson County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Thayer County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cass County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Douglas County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Saunders County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Knox County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dakota County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Colfax County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brown County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Autauga County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lee County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Miller County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New London County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tolland County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New Castle County, Delaware, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
