google-play-not-available-title

google-play-not-available-text

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Hesperiidae
Pompeius
Pompeius verna

Little Glassywing

Pompeius verna
Local Pest Control
Pompeius verna
Mobile App
An insect specialist
right in your pocket
Download from AppStoreDownload from GooglePlayDownload from AppStore
Download from AppStore

Summary

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. 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. The larvae feed on Tridens flavus.

Little Glassywing

Pompeius verna
Local Pest Control

Tags

harmful
bite
tree pest
garden pest
crop pest
pest

Scientific classification

People often ask

What does a little glassywing eat?
How fast is a little glassywing?