American Snout Butterfly (Libytheana carinenta)
A little tattered but still flying.
When this butterfly has a chance to get itself completely settled in on a branch the more colorful inner wings are hidden. With only the outer wings showing, it resembles a dead leaf. The snout is also meant to help in this disguise.
Adult food: Nectar from flowers of aster, dogbane, dogwood, goldenrod, sweet pepperbush, and others.
Caterpillar hosts: Several species of hackberry.
Source: Butterflies and Moths of North America
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