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Vernia verna
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Vernia
Species:	V. verna
Binomial name
Vernia verna (Edwards, 1862)
Synonyms
List Pamphila verna Edwards, 1862 Polites verna Pamphila pottawattomie Worthington, 1880 Hesperia vetulina Plötz, 1883 Pamphila sigida Mabille, 1891 Pompeius verna (Edwards, 1862)

Vernia verna, the little glassywing, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern United States and southeastern 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.

Subspecies

• Vernia verna verna
• Vernia verna sequoyah (Freeman, 1942)

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Vernia verna Little Glassywing". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. Pompeius at funet
3. Butterflies and Moths of North America

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