Libytheana carinenta

Scientific name: Libytheana carinenta
Common name: American Snout Butterfly; Common Snout Butterfly; Snout Butterfly
Synonyms: Libytheana bachmanii

The American Snout Butterfly (Libytheana carinenta) is probably the only species of Libytheana regularly seen in North America.

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November 26, 2009

References:

Hall, Donald W., and Jerry F. Butler. American snout, Libytheana carinenta (Cramer). Featured Creatures. EENY-452. (May 2009) http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN81900.pdf
Milne, Lorus J., and Margery Milne. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.

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Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Libytheana
Species:	Libytheana carinenta