American Snout (Libytheana carinenta). Snouts have what looks like an extremely prominent nose formed by elongated mouthparts. Certainly an offbeat sort of look for a butterfly.

Native to North and South America. A species of butterfly that overwinters as an adult.

The host plant for Snouts are Hackberry trees (Celtis). Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit, and flowers, such as Asters, Dogbane, Sweet Pepperbush, and Flowering Dogwood. They also seek salts and minerals by puddling, or on perspiring skin, as you can see in these photographs. This creature is seeking my sweat, as it is perched on the straps of my trekking poles. I was a couple miles up the mountain, so I was sweating, for sure.

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