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: Nov 03, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 10, 2018
Observation date: Nov 08, 2018
Submitted by: Carolyn A Cox
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Verified date: Nov 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 25, 2018
Submitted by: Station5
Region: Brooks County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Nov 01, 2018
Observation date: Oct 30, 2018
Submitted by: Jessica646
Region: Denton County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 31, 2018
Observation date: Oct 28, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Upshur County, United States
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Verified date: Oct 28, 2018
Observation date: Sep 12, 2016
Submitted by: I Fox
Region: Lyon County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 22, 2018
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: Darrin Frye
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 14, 2018
Observation date: Sep 19, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Gadsden County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 13, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 25, 2018
Submitted by: mathgeek
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2018
Observation date: May 06, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Wood County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 30, 2018
Submitted by: Wild Currant Farm
Region: Blanco County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 12, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 23, 2018
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 29, 2018
Observation date: Aug 28, 2018
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 25, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: kwheeler
Region: Hart County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 22, 2018
Observation date: Jun 03, 2016
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Collin County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 19, 2018
Observation date: Sep 14, 2018
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 16, 2018
Observation date: Sep 02, 2016
Submitted by: p_stritch
Region: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2018
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: sowest67
Region: Texas, Wise County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 10, 2018
Observation date: Sep 06, 2018
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 07, 2018
Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: greenecycle
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
Observation date: Aug 27, 2018
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
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