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I found this butterfly on some late-season bluebonnets in Fort Worth, Texas, this evening. You can get some sense of scale if you know how big bluebonnets are; the body is probably about the size of my thumbnail, but the 'horn' made it longer. This appears to be anAmerican (or common) snout(Libytheana carinenta). The "snout" of this butterfly is very distinctive as is the squarish tip of the forewings (the part projecting furthest back to the left in your picture. Did you see the top surfaces of the wings? They should have had a dusty orange and brown pattern with white spots. These butterflies are found fromTexas to Canadaand related species are seen in the Caribbean.Image:Judy GallagherCC BY 2.0.

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The subject of this question is Biology. The American snout butterfly is distinctively identified by its 'snout' and squarish tip of the forewings, along with its dusty orange and brown wing pattern with white spots on the top surface. It is commonly found from Texas to Canada and related species can be seen in the Caribbean.

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The subject of this question is Biology because it pertains to the identification of a butterfly species, specifically the American snout butterfly (Libytheana carinenta).

The American snout butterfly is distinctively identified by its 'snout' and squarish tip of the forewings, along with its dusty orange and brown wing pattern with white spots on the top surface. It is commonly found from Texas to Canada and related species can be seen in the Caribbean.

The information provided suggests that the butterfly spotted on the bluebonnets in Fort Worth, Texas is indeed an American snout butterfly.