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 14, 2021
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 17, 2021
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: ObserverofGod'sart
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2021
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
Submitted by: Christinalea
Region: Texas, Wichita County, United States
Verified by: Emily Geest
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Aug 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 30, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 08, 2021
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: Wheels5683
Region: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2021
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 08, 2021
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Cole County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Jun 13, 2021
Observation date: May 04, 2021
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 22, 2021
Observation date: May 01, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 03, 2021
Observation date: Apr 19, 2021
Submitted by: D Grimes
Region: Brooks County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 25, 2021
Observation date: Apr 12, 2021
Submitted by: D Grimes
Region: Madison County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 17, 2021
Observation date: Nov 13, 2020
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Region: Mason County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 02, 2021
Observation date: Mar 12, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 31, 2021
Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Mar 29, 2021
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: cyric
Region: Kent County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: Harry Pavulaan
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: Cynthia Weber
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Mar 02, 2021
Observation date: Feb 08, 2021
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Dennis Allen)
Region: South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Feb 26, 2021
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