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 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
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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
Observation date: Nov 04, 2020
Submitted by: greggra
Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: Stujo4
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 30, 2020
Submitted by: theskyeworld
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 19, 2020
Observation date: Oct 14, 2020
Submitted by: little coon
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 15, 2020
Observation date: Nov 21, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 08, 2020
Observation date: Sep 28, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 01, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Daviess County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Sep 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 31, 2020
Submitted by: lwhite
Region: Texas, Tom Green County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 16, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: May 02, 2020
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: SusanCrick
Region: Bent County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Aug 25, 2020
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