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American Snout Butterfly

American snout butterfly
American Snout

Libytheana carinenta

The snout butterfly camouflages itself by hanging on a tree branch and lowering its antennae so that it looks like a dead leaf. It has a very pronounced “snout” which is its labial palpi. When its wings are closed, it resembles a brown leaf. The colorful part of its wing are displayed when they are fully open.

Hackberry trees (Celtis spp.) are the host plant for this butterfly.

Butterfly Size: 1 3/8 – 2 inches

Habitats: Forest clearings and edges, thorn scrub, brushy fields, roadsides

Plants for the American Snout Butterfly

HOST PLANTS

  • Hackberry trees (Celtis spp.)

FOOD PLANTS

Nectar from flowers of:

  • aster
  • dogbane
  • dogwood
  • goldenrod
  • sweet pepperbush
  • and other flowering species

Additional photos

  • American Snout
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