Little glassywing

Pompeius verna

''Pompeius verna'', the little glassywing, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern United States and southeast Canada, from central New England west to central Nebraska, south to northern Florida, the Gulf Coast and southern Texas.
Little Glassywing - Pompeius verna Habitat: Meadow Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Little glassywing,Pompeius,Pompeius verna,Summer,United States,butterfly,skipper

Appearance

The wingspan is 27–39 mm. Adults preferably feed on the nectar of white, pink and purple flowers, including ''Apocynum'', ''Prunella'', ''Mentha × piperita'', ''Eutrochium'' and ''Asclepias''.
Pompeius verna the little glassywing View of Wings at rest https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103154/pompeius_verna_the_little_glassywing.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103156/pompeius_verna_the_little_glassywing.html Fall,Geotagged,Pompeius verna,United States

Naming

*''Pompeius verna verna''
⤷ ''Pompeius verna sequoyah''
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Food

The larvae feed on ''Tridens flavus''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusPompeius
SpeciesP. verna
Photographed in
United States of America