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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 this superb 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 at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas.
Spotted on Oct 9, 2019
Submitted on Oct 29, 2019
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