Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 703024

American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Observation date: July 23, 2011
Submitted by: Shane Patterson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I found this solitary individual nectaring on Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) near the southern edge of Colfax WMA. Weather = warm (88 degrees F) and breezy under partly cloudy skies.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Dennis Schlicht
Verified date: April 25, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Iowa, Jasper County