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July 2020

American Snout

Libytheana carinenta

One of the oddest looking of butterflies in North America, the American Snout has prominent elongated mouthparts which give the appearance of the stem of a a dead leaf. With their wings closed they often will hang from a twig giving the appearance of a dead leaf. They are stunning when their wings are open!

The caterpillars feed on several species of hackberry.

Lake Redman
York County, PA

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