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: Jul 20, 2022
Submitted by: Allison Barta
Region: Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Steuben County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Missouri, United States
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Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jun 23, 2022
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: 18Bronwen
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 14, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: Mendrola
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: Mendrola
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: Blablancwillis
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2022
Submitted by: Vonda Zwick
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2022
Observation date: Jun 22, 2022
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 23, 2022
Observation date: Aug 18, 2021
Submitted by: Jasonk03
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2022
Observation date: Jun 18, 2021
Submitted by: ssbeaver68
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 19, 2022
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: Fetzkorn
Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 19, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2020
Submitted by: James Steen
Region: Harvey County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 17, 2022
Observation date: Sep 06, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jun 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 08, 2022
Observation date: May 29, 2022
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Alexander County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 30, 2022
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