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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Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: May 28, 2015
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Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2016
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Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Sep 09, 2015
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Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
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Region: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2017
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Region: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
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Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2017
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Region: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2014
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Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
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Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
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