Snouts are distinctive among North American butterflies in having very long palps giving this species a "snout-like" appearance. These butterflies are usually seen on dirt roads or landing on people to imbibe salts. It's somewhat uncommon to encounter them nectaring.
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Durham Co., NC 30 May 2013 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Churchill Rd., Brazoria Co., TX 22 Apr 2018 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 3 May 2020 This individual kept rotating around the stem to avoid my camera... |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Brumley Preserve, Orange Co., NC 9 June 2023 |
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 13 Sep 2020 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Hill Forest, Orange Co., NC 16 May 2023 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Nectaring on Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Orange Co., NC 16 July 2003 |
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Durham Co., NC 24 Sep 2004 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Orange Co., NC 8 Sep 2005 |
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Orange Co., NC 16 May 2006 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 18 Sep 2021 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004 |
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004 |
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Orange Co., NC 18 Aug 2013 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Mascatatuck NWR, Jackson Co., IN 27 July 2015 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) National Butterfly Center, Hidalgo Co., TX 1 May 2018 |
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Washington Co., TX 16 Apr 2018 |
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