The American Snout by CavalierLady
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Description
Meet the American Snout Butterfly (Libytheana carinenta).
They are common to much of the southern US, Mexico and South America. They can hang upside down on a twig and become nearly invisible - excellent camouflage. They attract newspaper headlines when they migrate in huge numbers in southern TX. I'm just glad one meandered my way, as I had never seen one before. That long nose certainly made me do a double take!
Detail better in zoom. Thanks very much for your views and comments.
Comments (15)
Fantastic macro....
I've never seen these, or even heard of them, where have I been? Wonderful capture!
An extraordinary butterfly! I wonder what's the purpose of its long nose ...? These beautiful white flowers make a wonderful contrast to the colors of the subject!
beautifully captured; I love the composition as the b'fly is sitting on top of the flower
Gosh! What a Snozzle!
A wonderful zoom and quite different.
Excellent close up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing capture Maria. God bless.
very beautiful butterfly macro
Good heavens, with that long sharp snout, that beauty could punch a hole in the top of a beer can. Stellar capture of a variety of butterfly that I was completely unaware of, Maria.
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Excellent capture Maria.
A fantastic photo and wonderful information Maria. This is new to me and I thank you for posting it!
♪♪Sitting at my piano the other day♪♪ Hehe! What a curiosity this butty is, great shot Tex.
Marvelous capture, love it!