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: Jun 03, 2020
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
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Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Apr 25, 2020
Observation date: Mar 23, 2020
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
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Observation date: May 17, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2019
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 17, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2019
Observation date: Jul 03, 2019
Submitted by: David Badger
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 10, 2019
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 19, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 16, 2019
Observation date: Aug 08, 2019
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Region: Georgia, White County, United States
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Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2019
Submitted by: Bodkin
Region: Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2019
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Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 09, 2019
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Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
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