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The American snout or common snout butterfly (Libytheana carinenta) is a member of the subfamily Libytheinae in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. This species is found in both North and South America. The larval host plants are Celtis species on which the eggs are laid singly. Massive migrations of this species often attract ...
Libytheana is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the snout butterfly subfamily, Libytheinae. Libytheana carinenta is found in both North and South America and is known to be migratory . The other species in the genus are restricted to the Caribbean.
The Libytheinae are a nymphalid subfamily known as snout butterflies, containing two valid genera and about ten species: six in Libythea and four in Libytheana. The common name refers to the thick labial palps that look like a "snout" in this subfamily. In older literature, this group was recognized as the family Libytheidae.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in the state of Texas. ... (American snout)
Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton Question mark, Polygonia interrogationis American lady, Vanessa virginiensis Common buckeye, Junonia coenia Banded peacock, Anartia fatima
American painted lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) [2] American snout butterfly (Libytheana carinenta) [2] Anise swallowtail butterfly (Papilio zelicaon) [2] Aphrodite fritillary butterfly (Speyeria aphrodite) [2] Arctic fritillary butterfly (Boloria chariclea) [2] Army cutworm (Euxoa auxiliaris) [3] Black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) [3]
Libythea collenettei, the Marquesan snout butterfly, is a species of Nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Libytheinae. The species was first described by Edward Bagnall Poulton and Norman Denbigh Riley in 1923. The specific name honours its original collector, Cyril Leslie Collenette, a member
"Butterflies of North America" (1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society; second series (1884), third series (1897) Holland, W. J. (1915). The butterfly guide : A pocket manual for the ready identification of the commoner species found in the United States and Canada, United States: Doubleday, Page & Company