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American snout

Libytheana carinenta

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

Pic 1 shows the extended mouthparts, which will help it camouflage and the ventral side of the wings. Pics 2 and 3 show the dorsal side of the wings. This is a migration species. Size: 41-51mm.

Habitat:

Spotted at the forest edge at the National butterfly center in Mission, Texas.

Reference Links:

American snout - Wikipedia, Species Libytheana carinenta - American Snout - Hodges#4411 - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
arne.roysland
This is also a cool spotting. First time for me to se a butterfly, other than moths, with a snout.

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PublishedDecember 14, 2020

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