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Libytheana carinenta American Snout Butterfly I posted one earlier and deleted it because this photo is better. The sun is not so harsh. This butterfly keeps coming back to the herb garden. American snout butterfly,Fall,Geotagged,Libytheana carinenta,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Libytheana carinenta American Snout Butterfly

I posted one earlier and deleted it because this photo is better. The sun is not so harsh. This butterfly keeps coming back to the herb garden.

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    Ernst
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    That looks like a interesting little butterfly with its long snout Posted 5 years ago

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The American snout butterfly

The American snout is a member of the Libytheinae subfamily, in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. This species is found in both North and South America. The larval host plants are ''Celtis'' spp. on which the eggs are laid singly.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by DebRich
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Uploaded Sep 2, 2020. Captured Dec 16, 2011 13:07 in 846 Avant Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO250
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.