American Snouts are pretty rare in Southern California but they are common in Arizona. This was one of about a hundred that were clustered on two bushes I found on the roadside of Hwy 79 south of Phoenix on the way to Tucson, AZ. September 25, 2007.

An American Snout at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ, September 25, 2007.