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 25, 2019
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jun 27, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: Timbreland16
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: Acryllica
Region: Clark County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 03, 2019
Submitted by: GrannyIndianaVT
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: anthonyschmitt
Region: Pickaway County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2019
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: Drew Remsen
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: k.d.stutzman
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 02, 2019
Observation date: Jun 28, 2019
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 01, 2019
Observation date: Jun 28, 2019
Submitted by: LindsayR-WCS-D4
Region: Athens County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
Observation date: Jun 24, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 24, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: Pondboy
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 21, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 24, 2019
Observation date: Jun 18, 2019
Submitted by: pegasus563
Region: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2019
Observation date: Jun 13, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 17, 2019
Observation date: Jun 14, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 17, 2019
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