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: Apr 24, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 30, 2019
Observation date: Apr 27, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 28, 2019
Observation date: Apr 16, 2019
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Apr 17, 2019
Observation date: Apr 09, 2019
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Apr 14, 2019
Observation date: Apr 08, 2019
Submitted by: ClaudeAllen
Region: Jefferson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 08, 2019
Observation date: Mar 28, 2019
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Macon County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 03, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 25, 2019
Observation date: Feb 02, 2018
Submitted by: gblkrum
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 20, 2019
Observation date: Mar 18, 2019
Submitted by: EleanorR
Region: Lafayette County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 19, 2019
Observation date: Jul 10, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Susan Olcott)
Region: Logan County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 17, 2019
Observation date: Feb 05, 2019
Submitted by: rogerashton
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 17, 2019
Observation date: Apr 15, 2016
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 06, 2019
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: Janeal W. Thompson
Region: Prowers County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 03, 2019
Observation date: Jan 26, 2019
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jan 27, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: prairie fairie
Region: Rock County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 22, 2018
Observation date: Dec 02, 2018
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 12, 2018
Observation date: Nov 28, 2018
Submitted by: Shepherd1
Region: Comal County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 29, 2018
Observation date: Nov 17, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 20, 2018
Observation date: Nov 15, 2018
Submitted by: Expertspecter
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Nov 02, 2018
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Nov 03, 2018
Submitted by: kennycraven
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: spmaestro
Region: Ellis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 13, 2018
Observation date: Nov 01, 2018
Submitted by: marley
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 13, 2018
Observation date: Nov 06, 2018
Submitted by: Boomertog
Region: Denton County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 13, 2018
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