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Baileya levitans (Smith, 1906) - Pale Baileya

Baileya levitansBaileya levitansBaileya levitans
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Nolidae		Subfamily:
Risobinae		P3 Number:
931152		 MONA Number:
8972.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color is typically dark gray with no well-defined whitish basal patches (Forbes, 1954); in our specimens there is often a tan patch located at the base of the inner margin and brownish-green shading in the basal and terminal areas. The reniform is ocellate and conspicuous.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Baileya levitansAlamance 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 mainly from rich, wet-mesic hardwood forests. These include Northern Hardwoods and cove forests in the Mountain, rich, mesic hardwoods in the Piedmont, and brownwater river floodplains in the Coastal Plain.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) and have been reared in captivity on Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) and walnut (Juglans) (Wagner et al., 2011). 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 [S3S5]
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 levitans - Pale Baileya

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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-03
Graham Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-06-01
Davidson Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-05-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-19
Madison Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-15
Buncombe Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-03-31
Madison Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-07-30
Durham Co.
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Baileya levitansRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Baileya levitansRecorded by: B bockhahn on 2023-04-05
Buncombe Co.
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