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: Jan 19, 2022
Submitted by: pamelmmc
Region: Texas, McMullen County, United States
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2008
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Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Oct 20, 2021
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
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Observation date: Jan 29, 2022
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Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Oct 08, 2021
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Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jan 26, 2022
Observation date: Jan 16, 2022
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jan 20, 2022
Observation date: Jan 14, 2022
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Region: Ventura County, California, United States
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Verified date: Jan 14, 2022
Observation date: Jan 05, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Dec 23, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 05, 2022
Observation date: Sep 17, 2020
Submitted by: Mom2ss
Region: Campbell County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
Observation date: Sep 28, 2013
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
Observation date: Oct 29, 2021
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
Observation date: Dec 25, 2021
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 28, 2021
Observation date: Dec 23, 2021
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 28, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 24, 2021
Observation date: Nov 05, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 22, 2021
Observation date: Dec 17, 2021
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 19, 2021
Observation date: Dec 05, 2021
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 14, 2021
Observation date: Dec 06, 2021
Submitted by: johnsora
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Dec 10, 2021
Observation date: Dec 03, 2021
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Dec 08, 2021
Observation date: Nov 26, 2021
Submitted by: J Tinsman
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Dec 05, 2021
Observation date: Nov 27, 2021
Submitted by: J Tinsman
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Dec 05, 2021
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