Attributes of Libytheana carinenta
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta (Cramer, 1777)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Libytheinae
Identification: Labial palps long and extended forward. Tip of forewing squared off. Upperside brown, forewing with orange at base and inner margin, and white spots on outer half. Underside of hindwing mottled or smooth violet-gray.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5 cm).
Life History: Adults perch on branches and imitate dead leaves by holding palps and antennae downward to look like petioles. Males patrol near host plants to seek females. Eggs are laid in small groups on leaves of the host tree; caterpillars eat young leaves. Adults overwinter in the southern part of their range.
Flight: Two broods; May-June, and August. These butterflies sometimes undertake huge migrations.
Caterpillar Hosts: Several species of hackberry (Celtis).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of aster, dogbane, dogwood, goldenrod, sweet pepperbush, and others.
Habitat: Forest clearings and edges, thorn scrub, brushy fields, roadsides.
Range: Argentina north through Mexico and the West Indies to southern United States. Migrates to central California, southern Nevada, Colorado, and most of the eastern United States.
Conservation: Not usually of concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bergen County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Camden County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cape May County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Essex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hudson County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mercer County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ocean County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Passaic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Somerset County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Calhoun County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clarke County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cullman County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hale County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Henry County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Houston County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Madison County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montgomery County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Benton County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Boone County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carroll County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clay County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Craighead County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Franklin County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Independence County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lee County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Madison County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Miller County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Polk County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | St Francis County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
