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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: Fritz Riedel
Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Chester County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: White County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
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Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Texas County, Missouri, United States
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Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2015
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Burke County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2015
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Region: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2015
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Erie County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 25, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
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Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Jul 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 08, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 25, 2015
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Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2015
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Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
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