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American Snout Butterfly

Libytheana carinenta

Description:

This butterfly noticed me taking pictures, then it did open its wing for better camouflage I believe.

Habitat:

Semi desert

1 Species ID Suggestions

LoisStacey
LoisStacey 11 years ago
Snout
Libytheana sp


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6 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Sergio

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Very nice, Luis.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Liam for the ID and the link.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Lois Stacey for the ID

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

From what I can gather, American Snout is the only snout within range. Other species in the genus seem to be endemic to other areas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libytheana_...

LoisStacey
LoisStacey 11 years ago

It's a Snout, I don't know if American Snout ranges that far south or if it is another species.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 9, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

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