Word has come down from above that the “Snout” butterfly has been split into two species (groan). One is now called Libytheana carinenta larvata and the other is Libytheana bachmanii. The differences are bachmanii has a sharper point on the FW (the point below the apex) and the white cell at the end of the FW cell is straight. Larvata has a duller point and a broken white cell (the top is offset toward the base of the wing). L. carinenta larvata is apparently rare in the state (one record from Nemaha County). The specimen on our website is actually larvata but it was collected in Arizona.

Looking through iNaturalist, I did not see anything that jumped out to me as Libytheana carinenta larvata but I did find a nice picture of Libytheana bachmanii taken by Jim and Kathy Morley you can compare with the larvata.

So go through your pics/specimens. If you find anything you suspect is larvata send it to us at NebraskaButterflies@gmail.com.
