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: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
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Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
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Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
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Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Observation date: Oct 21, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
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Observation date: Oct 21, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2024
Observation date: Nov 22, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Nov 27, 2024
Observation date: Nov 23, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Verified date: Nov 27, 2024
Observation date: Nov 23, 2024
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Verified date: Nov 27, 2024
Observation date: Oct 09, 2024
Submitted by: dchartier
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
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Observation date: Apr 15, 2024
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Aug 29, 2024
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Sep 06, 2024
Submitted by: bentert
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Oct 03, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Oct 03, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Oct 03, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Nov 23, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Sep 17, 2024
Submitted by: COA1955
Region: Morgan County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 07, 2024
Observation date: Oct 05, 2024
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 06, 2024
Observation date: Sep 30, 2024
Submitted by: GaryTX
Region: Texas, Williamson County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 30, 2024
Observation date: Sep 25, 2024
Submitted by: bp24kel
Region: Texas, Kimble County, United States
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Verified date: Sep 27, 2024
Observation date: Sep 09, 2024
Submitted by: Butterflyhornet
Region: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Sep 10, 2024
Observation date: Sep 01, 2024
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Jackson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 03, 2024
Observation date: Aug 27, 2024
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 27, 2024
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