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: Jan 05, 2024
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Region: Williamson County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Queretaro de Arteaga, Mexico
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Region: Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
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Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Oct 16, 2023
Observation date: Sep 28, 2022
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Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Apr 26, 2021
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 05, 2023
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 04, 2023
Observation date: Aug 12, 2023
Submitted by: Jeff Hansen
Region: Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 11, 2023
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Region: Warren County, Mississippi, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jun 04, 2023
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Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
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Observation date: Apr 14, 2023
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Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 29, 2023
Observation date: May 22, 2023
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: May 26, 2023
Observation date: May 20, 2023
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 22, 2023
Observation date: May 02, 2023
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 13, 2023
Observation date: Apr 02, 2023
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 07, 2023
Observation date: Feb 23, 2023
Submitted by: botanist61
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Apr 06, 2023
Observation date: Apr 05, 2023
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 05, 2023
Observation date: Nov 04, 2022
Submitted by: ObserverofGod'sart
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 04, 2023
Observation date: Mar 27, 2023
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 29, 2023
Observation date: Mar 14, 2023
Submitted by: gpro111
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 26, 2023
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