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Libytheana carinenta
Snout butterflies have prominent elongated mouthparts (labial palpi) which, in concert with the antennae, give the appearance of the petiole (stem) of a dead leaf. Snouts often take advantage of their brilliant camouflage by hanging upside down under a twig, making them nearly invisible. Wings are patterned black brown with white and orange markings. The forewings have a distinctive squared off, hook-like (falcate) tip.-Wikipedia.
Spotted on wildflowers at the edge of a forest.
Spotted on Nov 3, 2017
Submitted on Nov 4, 2017
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