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Dominican snout
Libytheana fulvescens
The Dominican snout (Libytheana fulvescens) is a species of snout butterfly that is endemic to Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
From the article Dominican snout on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The Dominican snout is rare, and locally distributed on Dominica in dry coastal forest and scrub, at such sites as Cabrits National Park, Morne Espagnole, and Morne Daniel.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
What it does
Its behavior has been described as similar to Libytheana carinenta. Adults are active even in windy weather. It is not gregarious and probably does not migrate. Generations are unknown but likely, because adults are found at different times of the year, though more commonly in the fall than the spring. Its host plant is possibly the iguana hackberry tree (Celtis iguanaea). Adults have only been observed feeding on sap from wounded trees. It is preyed on by the kingbird.
Wikipedia: “Behavior and ecology”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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Every page naming Libytheana fulvescens in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 816004.