Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1419508

American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Observation date: February 01, 2026
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Saw this one in plum canyon and several others along with 15 other species warm day still low numbers of most species. Today I saw 2 wandering skippers posted a photo from my phone. Could have done better with a camera. We will try to post some more pictures. Snout were in three canyons that we looked around in. Each time we saw at least 3 or 4 . Brett has also been seeing these in orange county.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: February 07, 2026
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County