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| Little Glassywing |
Latin
Name: Pompeius verna |
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Genus: Pompeius Species: verna |
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Comments: |
| The Little Glassywing is named for the translucent spots on the forewing. It regularly explores areas adjacent to its habitat. Adults have a low, quick flight and readily visit available flowers. It is not commonly encountered in home gardens. Males perch on low growing vegetation in sunny areas for females. |
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Life
Cycle: |
Broods: |
multiple generations |
Egg: |
white, laid singly on host leaves |
Larva: |
green to greenish brown with dark mottling and stripes; head is reddish brown |
Host Plants: |
grasses including Purpletop Grass |
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Host
Plants: |
Host
Plants: |
grasses including Purpletop Grass |
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Habitat: |
Habitat: |
moist, open woodlands, forest edges, wetlands, roadsides, pastures, old fields and gardens |
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Wingspan: |
Inches: |
1 - 1.5 |
Centimeters: |
2.5 - 3.8 |
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Appearance: |
Sexes: |
similar; female darker with more rounded wings and larger forewing spots |
Compare: |
Dun Skipper similar in general size and color but ventral hindwing is typically unmarked and males lack semitransparent dorsal forewing spots. |
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| Markings: |
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Above:
- male is dark brown with black stigma and several semitransparent spots across forewing; female is dark brown with several semitransparent spots across forewing
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Below:
- dark brown; hindwing purplish brown with band of faint, light spots
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Map Legend: Resident (green) | Stray
(Red) |
