American Snout:
Libytheana carinenta bachmanii

American Snout is a strange looking butterfly with a “snout” consisting of long palps that project straight out from the head. It is locally common statewide, but it is not easy to find in some southeastern counties that are dominated by pine forest. The East Coast race is bachmanii (Cech and Tudor, 2005). The hostplants are American hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), dwarf hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia), and sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), all of which are locally common statewide. There are two broods from May to August with adults overwintering. It is one of the first butterflies to be seen in late winter or early spring with adults recorded on warm days in February. Some individuals have a light pattern on the ventral HW, while others have a darker pattern (light and dark variants). Early Date: February 9 (Baker County); Late Date: November 7 (Dougherty County). Conservation Status: Secure.