Nymphalidae : Libytheinae

Libytheana motya (Hübner, 1826)
Cuban Snout
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Cuban Snout Libytheana motya 13 Jun 2019 Cayo Coco © Tim Norriss
Description and Similar Species: Wingspan 36-56mm. Sexes similar. When perched and wings closed up it resembles a dead leaf. There are two very similar species that are just the occasional stragglers to Cuba. The first is American Snout Libytheana carinenta that has occurred on a few occasions on the north coast during winter after northerly winds, and the second is Antillean Snout Libytheana terena that has occurred just once at Ciudamar in the east in Santiago de Cuba Province in 1952. It occurs in Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. Both these two species lack the large pale areas on the upperwings and these are replaced by orange so they look rather different in flight. 
Range: Endemic to Cuba.
Status: Widespread and fairly common mainly in coastal regions.
Nectar Plants: Morinda, Cordia, Tournefortia hirsutissima, Avicennia germinans.
Larval Foodplants: Celtis sp. (Cannabaceae).