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: May 05, 2020
Submitted by: Littlewing
Region: Crawford County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Dillon County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: May 02, 2020
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Region: Dillon County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Apr 25, 2020
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Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: May 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2010
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Georgia, Taylor County, United States
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Verified date: May 01, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2020
Submitted by: naturephotographer
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Apr 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2016
Submitted by: C. West
Region: Shelby County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Apr 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 16, 2012
Submitted by: C. West
Region: Shelby County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Apr 01, 2020
Observation date: Mar 30, 2020
Submitted by: Diane R Halpin
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Mar 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
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Region: Shelby County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: Feb 19, 2020
Submitted by: vmaglio
Region: Pinal County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Feb 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 09, 2019
Submitted by: Bkgs66
Region: Morrow County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Feb 13, 2020
Observation date: Nov 20, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 07, 2020
Observation date: Nov 27, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
Observation date: Jan 17, 2020
Submitted by: KarlyFifarek
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jan 27, 2020
Observation date: Feb 28, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jan 22, 2020
Observation date: Jan 10, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: Garrettlh4
Region: Texas, Upshur County, United States
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Verified date: Jan 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 07, 2019
Observation date: Nov 18, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 19, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
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Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Nov 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 01, 2019
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