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 31, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2020
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Feb 07, 2019
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: dweidy
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: DebraRade
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: mitzis
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2006
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 27, 2020
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 28, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
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