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Subfamily Libytheinae - Snouts

Snout, but unsure which type - Libytheana carinenta

Snout Butterflys mating - Libytheana carinenta

American Snout - Libytheana carinenta - Libytheana carinenta

Pennsylvania Butterfly - Libytheana carinenta

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Subfamily Libytheinae (Snouts)

Numbers

Two very similar genera worldwide:

Libythea - Old World

Libytheana - New World

Contributed by Joel Kits on 10 March, 2005 - 10:42pm
Additional contributions by David Ferguson
Last updated 30 September, 2012 - 4:36pm

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