Then you realize it has a big nose. Which in itself is rather glorious but it’s a little bit scary as well. It reminds me of many people I have met.
It's called an American snout (Lybitheana carinenta), which is nice, because it has a snout. Snout is one of my favorite words
Disturbingly, the “snout” on this li’l guy is its mouthparts (boringly called its “labial palpi”). It’s found in both North and South America, so if you live in either of the two chances are you can find a few in the spring or summer (hooray! I’ll catch ALL of the snouts in New York. What sounded kind of strange…).
The caterpillars eat Celtis plants. I don't know what that is. It sounds BITT.
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