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: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 29, 2022
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Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 29, 2022
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Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 27, 2022
Observation date: Aug 26, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2022
Observation date: Aug 25, 2022
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 26, 2022
Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Aug 25, 2022
Observation date: Aug 21, 2022
Submitted by: Lepidopteramaven
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 21, 2022
Observation date: Aug 12, 2022
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Region: Miami County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
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Submitted by: Mendrola
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2022
Observation date: Aug 05, 2022
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 08, 2022
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: James Steen
Region: Harvey County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 05, 2022
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 05, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 03, 2022
Observation date: Nov 20, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 02, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2022
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 31, 2022
Observation date: Oct 13, 2021
Submitted by: mothlady431
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jul 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 28, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 27, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 28, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 25, 2022
Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 23, 2022
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