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American Snout Butterfly

Libytheana carinenta

Description:

Labial palps long and extended forward. Tip of forewing squared off. Upperside brown, forewing with orange at base and inner margin, and white spots on outer half. Underside of hindwing mottled or smooth violet-gray. Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5 cm).

Habitat:

LISDOLA (Lewisville Independent School District Outdoor Learning Area) is an eighty-acre tract of land located on the south side of Lake Lewisville Dam in Denton County. The landscape boasts wetlands, forests, fields, rivers and streams and contains approximately five miles of hiking trails. The outdoor learning area was created in the fall of 1999 when the school district erected two portable classrooms.

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gatorfellows

Lewisville, Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 16, 2012
Submitted on Nov 18, 2012

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