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American snout nose butterfly

Libytheana carinenta

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a first spotting for me of this species. The American snout nose butterfly can be identified with its beak-like labial palps. Topside fore wing has white spots and orange patches on dark background. Underside is violet-gray.

Habitat:

Found this American snout nose butterfly in a goldenrod patch of wildflowers at Assateague Island, Ocean City, Maryland

Reference Links:

American snout butterfly - Wikipedia

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Comments (7)
Liana
Congratulations!!! Great shots. Thank you for sharing :)
DanielePralong
Congratulations Mary! This very special butterfly is our Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10157649512450603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/789954515172745216

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PublishedOctober 22, 2016

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