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: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Cortland County, New York, United States
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Region: Clinton County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Ionia County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Ionia County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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