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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

Monarch
American Snout - Libytheana carinenta
[American Snout image]
American Snout - Cape Chignecto PP, NS - 2012-07-01
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
What's this?
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 Foodplants
Hackberry (Celtis sp.)

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.

Notes
The Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society published a paper on the 2004 specimen. You can read it here.

Further Reading


American Snout - Shenandoah NP, W. Va., July 26 1997
American Snout - Shenandoah NP, W. Va. - July 26 1997
July 26 1997
Photo © Peter Payzant
American Snout - Cape Chignecto PP, NS, 2012-07-01
American Snout - Cape Chignecto PP, NS - 2012-07-01
2012-07-01
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer