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Baileya dormitans (Guenée, 1852) - Sleeping Baileya

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Nolidae		Subfamily:
Risobinae		P3 Number:
931150		 MONA Number:
8971.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Nearly statewide, but rare or absent from many of the coastal counties.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Baileya dormitansAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come almost entirely from rich, wet-mesic hardwood forests. These include cove forests and high elevation hardwooods in the mountains, brownwater river floodplains in the Coastal Plain, and mesic stands of hardwoods in the Piedmont.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on primarily on hickories (Carya) and walnuts (Juglans) (Wagner et al., 2011). Other reported hosts include American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), American Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), beech (Fagus), and ash (Fraxinus) (Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Baileya dormitans - Sleeping Baileya

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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-05
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-25
Orange Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-20
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-14
Buncombe Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: tom ward on 2023-08-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-12
Chatham Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-01
Montgomery Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Lior Carlson on 2021-07-23
Orange Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-22
Graham Co.
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Baileya dormitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya dormitansRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-05-27
Chatham Co.
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