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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.
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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
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Mason County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 18, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 14, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 14, 2015
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 10, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 06, 2015
Observation date: May 16, 2015
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: May 17, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2009
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Mar 19, 2015
Observation date: Aug 21, 2014
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Feb 18, 2015
Observation date: Aug 13, 2014
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Feb 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 27, 2013
Submitted by: strixv
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jan 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 06, 2011
Submitted by: strixv
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jan 09, 2015
Observation date: Jun 03, 2012
Submitted by: strixv
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Jan 09, 2015
Observation date: Sep 07, 2014
Submitted by: TSims
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 12, 2014
Observation date: Sep 02, 2014
Submitted by: Pamela D. Fisher
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 06, 2014
Observation date: Sep 04, 2014
Submitted by: rconnorsphoto
Region: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 06, 2014
Observation date: Aug 13, 2014
Submitted by: rconnorsphoto
Region: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 02, 2014
Observation date: Aug 15, 2014
Submitted by: HylaJWhite
Region: Delaware, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 19, 2014
Observation date: Aug 09, 2014
Submitted by: Andy Wyatt
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Aug 10, 2014
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: doghouse
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
Observation date: Sep 09, 2013
Submitted by: Anna_holmes
Region: Madison County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny
Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
Observation date: Jul 01, 2014
Submitted by: doghouse
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
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