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.
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
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Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Submitted by: Lisa McClendon
Region: Scott County, Missouri, United States
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2025
Observation date: Jul 06, 2024
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Region: Sangamon County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 13, 2025
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 11, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Jul 10, 2025
Submitted by: Annerau
Region: Licking County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jul 11, 2025
Observation date: Jul 08, 2025
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 11, 2025
Observation date: Jul 07, 2025
Submitted by: Judy Adams
Region: Calloway County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 10, 2025
Observation date: Jul 09, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2025
Observation date: Jul 05, 2025
Submitted by: ButtahflyEtn37354
Region: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: Jul 03, 2025
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Jackson County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 04, 2025
Observation date: Jul 03, 2025
Submitted by: Blablancwillis
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 04, 2025
Observation date: Jul 03, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 03, 2025
Observation date: Jun 24, 2025
Submitted by: Lydiaak
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2025
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 22, 2025
Observation date: Jun 21, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 21, 2025
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