American Snout - Cape Chignecto PP, NS - 2012-07-01
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
Status in Nova Scotia
Rare migrant. Two records: A specimen was collected on Brier Island in August of 2004, and another was photographed in Advocate (Cape Chignecto Provincial Park), July 1 2012.
Larval FoodplantsHackberry (
Celtis sp.)
Similar Species in Nova ScotiaNone.
NotesThe Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society published a paper on the 2004 specimen. You can read it
here.
Further Reading