American Snout

American Snout Butterfly Characteristics

The American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) is mainly orange in color, with darkish brown and white spots. Its unique feature is it long, beak-like snout. Their flight pattern is irregular and fast, making them difficult to approach closely.

The butterfly is known to be migratory, and some years the migrations are so huge as to darken the sky in places. It migrates around Central and South Texas following late summer rains, seeking fresh growth on Hackberry trees.

Wing spread: 1.5" - 2.0"

Host Plants: Hackberries

American Snout Butterfly Life Cycle Stages and Times

American Snout Photographs

American Snout Butterfly (dorsal view)

Photo by and courtesy of Alan Schmierer

American Snout Butterfly (ventral view)

Photo by and courtesy of Alan Schmierer

American Snout Butterfly

Photo by and courtesy of Ranger Robb Hannawacker