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 03, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2025
Submitted by: Lydiaak
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2025
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 21, 2025
Observation date: Jun 12, 2025
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 12, 2025
Observation date: Jun 03, 2025
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 10, 2025
Observation date: Jun 02, 2025
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 03, 2025
Observation date: May 30, 2025
Submitted by: SDIsrael
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: May 31, 2025
Observation date: May 12, 2025
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 15, 2025
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: mothman27
Region: Whitley County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 21, 2025
Observation date: Apr 15, 2025
Submitted by: neflodonata
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 16, 2025
Observation date: Jul 27, 2023
Submitted by: GREYDJC
Region: Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 10, 2025
Observation date: Apr 01, 2025
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 02, 2025
Observation date: Jan 04, 2025
Submitted by: starmans
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 05, 2025
Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Dec 06, 2024
Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 02, 2024
Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 02, 2024
Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 02, 2024
Observation date: Oct 21, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 01, 2024
Observation date: Oct 21, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 01, 2024
Observation date: Nov 22, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 27, 2024
Observation date: Nov 23, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 27, 2024
Observation date: Nov 23, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 27, 2024
Observation date: Oct 09, 2024
Submitted by: dchartier
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Nov 09, 2024
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