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: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
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Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: Teri Nye
Region: McCormick County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 02, 2020
Observation date: May 24, 2020
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 28, 2020
Observation date: May 11, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 28, 2020
Observation date: May 04, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: May 26, 2020
Observation date: May 17, 2020
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: May 26, 2020
Observation date: May 19, 2020
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 24, 2020
Observation date: May 11, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 12, 2020
Observation date: May 10, 2020
Submitted by: Maryelisabetth
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 11, 2020
Observation date: May 06, 2020
Submitted by: Diane R Halpin
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 06, 2020
Observation date: May 05, 2020
Submitted by: Littlewing
Region: Crawford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 06, 2020
Observation date: May 02, 2020
Submitted by: SkybluMedia
Region: Dillon County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 06, 2020
Observation date: May 02, 2020
Submitted by: SkybluMedia
Region: Dillon County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 06, 2020
Observation date: Apr 24, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 03, 2020
Observation date: Apr 25, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2010
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Georgia, Taylor County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 01, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2020
Submitted by: naturephotographer
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2016
Submitted by: C. West
Region: Shelby County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Apr 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 16, 2012
Submitted by: C. West
Region: Shelby County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Apr 01, 2020
Observation date: Mar 30, 2020
Submitted by: Diane R Halpin
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
Submitted by: C. West
Region: Shelby County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Feb 19, 2020
Submitted by: vmaglio
Region: Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 09, 2019
Submitted by: Bkgs66
Region: Morrow County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 13, 2020
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