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 02, 2019
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
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Region: Kimball County, Nebraska, United States
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Feb 07, 2021
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Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 28, 2021
Observation date: May 14, 2017
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2017
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2017
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
Observation date: May 19, 2019
Submitted by: Spunkybart
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Jun 01, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2019
Submitted by: Fetzkorn
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: May 04, 2020
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: May 10, 2020
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Russell County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: Mendrola
Region: Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2019
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 23, 2016
Submitted by: B Manning
Region: Polk County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: denisekeys
Region: Marion County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Sep 19, 2020
Submitted by: Iowa74
Region: Scott County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Dec 08, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: chrissmith102568
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: jwaynec
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 27, 2018
Submitted by: JLee
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: Trippnzach
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
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