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American snout
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For the moth which shares this common name, see Idia americalis.
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 attention in the Texas and Mexican newspapers.
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American snout | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Libytheana |
Species: | L. carinenta |
Binomial name | |
Libytheana carinenta (Cramer, 1777) | |
Synonyms | |
Libytheana bachmanii Kirtland, 1851 |
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