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: Sep 09, 2025
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
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Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Oct 19, 2025
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Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Oct 09, 2025
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Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Sep 14, 2025
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 19, 2025
Observation date: Sep 10, 2025
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Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Sep 15, 2025
Observation date: Sep 10, 2025
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Region: Illinois, United States
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Region: Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States
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Submitted by: LittleWoodSatyr
Region: Defiance County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2025
Submitted by: Lisa McClendon
Region: Scott County, Missouri, United States
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
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Submitted by: actuallyamagpie
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2025
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2025
Submitted by: jose88
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: HarrellSarahD
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: Lisa McClendon
Region: Scott County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2024
Submitted by: acb22
Region: Sangamon County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2025
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 17, 2025
Observation date: Jul 14, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 13, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 14, 2025
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