Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)

This generally fairly common to uncommon skipper is found throughout most of NC (rarer in coastal plain). It is two-brooded, one in late Spring, one in late summer.

Along with Northern Broken-Dash and Dun Skipper, it is known as one of the "witches", all of which may be difficult to ID!

		Little Glassywings show a white patch below the antennal club (difficult to see at some angles), which the other "witches" lack.
Orange Co., NC 20 Aug 2005	Buncombe Co., NC 26 June 2004


Orange Co., NC 31 May 2004	Alamance Co., NC 6 June 2004

		Little Glassywings have a large white square-rectangular spot on the upper forewing, lacking in the other "witches".
Orange Co., NC 16 May 2004	Orange Co., NC 19 May 2004


Watauga Co., NC 27 Jun 2004	Buncombe Co., NC 26 June 2004


Durham Co., NC 20 Aug 2005	Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006


Male with extra slender white forewing markings Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006	Duke Forest Orange Co., NC 8 Sep 2005


Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC 10 Aug 2008


Orange Co., NC 28 May 2010	Orange Co., NC 28 May 2010

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Created on ... May 18, 2004 | Updated on ... July 10, 2010 | jspippen@duke.edu