Little Glassywing
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Little Glassywing (1.1–1.5″) Little Glassywing |
Common: M May-E Oct | Wet meadows & woods edges | New York Ironweed | Purpletop grass | |
Male
June 14, 2023
Lake Kittamaqundi
Clayton Koonce
Male
August 6, 2010
Ellicott City
Bonnie Ott
Male
August 19, 2016
Robinson Nature Center
Kurt Schwarz
Female
August 31, 2013
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Kevin Heffernan
Female (ovipositing)
June 4, 2017
Murray Hill
Linda Hunt
Male & Female
June 21, 2014
Rockburn Branch Park
Kathy Litzinger
Male
June 21, 2016
Poplar Springs Park
Sue Muller
June 25, 2025
Folly Quarter MS
Clayton Koonce