Bug FAQLittle Glassywing
Vernia verna · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae
The little glassywing is a butterfly in the skipper family Hesperiidae. Its wingspan ranges from about 27 to 39 mm. Adults sip nectar from white, pink and purple flowers, while larvae eat the grass Tridens flavus.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Vernia verna, called the little glassywing, belongs to the butterfly family Hesperiidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The species has a wingspan of 27 to 39 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Adults feed on nectar of white, pink and purple flowers such as Apocynum, Prunella, mint, Eutrochium and milkweed. Larvae feed on the grass Tridens flavus.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range covers the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada, matching the habitat description.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 37 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Hesperiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernia_verna
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.