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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Nolidae Members:
Afrida ydatodes
Baileya australis
Baileya dormitans
Baileya doubledayi
Baileya ellessyoo
Baileya levitans
Baileya ophthalmica
Garella nilotica
Meganola minuscula
Meganola phylla
Meganola spodia
Meganola unidentified species
Nola cereella
Nola cilicoides
Nola clethrae
Nola pustulata
Nola triquetrana
Nycteola metaspilella
Baileya
Members:
Baileya australis
Baileya dormitans
Baileya doubledayi
Baileya ellessyoo
Baileya levitans
Baileya ophthalmica
5 NC Records
Baileya ellessyoo
Brou, 2004 - Dark Baileya
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
Family:
Nolidae
Subfamily:
Risobinae
P3 Number:
931153
MONA Number:
8972.10
Species Status:
This species was described by Brou in 2004, with the Holotype from Natchitocbes Parish, Louisiana. Brou listed North Carolina among the states where specimens had been confirmed.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Adult Markings:
This is a darkly colored
Baileya
, lacking white or pale gray in the basal area and having only a slight pale shading in the median area (Brou, 2004). The reniform is a blackish-gray dot that is somewhat darker than the ground color. The apical area lack a dark bar and apical dark streaks found in
dormitans
.
Bailya levitans
is closer in general appearance but has a paler median area and darker shading before the subterminal line. The reniform in
levitans
consists of a black dot surrounded by a dark circle.
Forewing Length:
The average forewing length is 35.1 mm (Brou, 2004).
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
We have few records for this species, but it seems to be restricted to the Sandhills region.
County Map:
Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Our records come from sites with dry-xeric sandhill habitats or from streamhead swamp forests adjacent to sandhill habitats.
Larval Host Plants:
Host plants appear to be unknown. -
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR SU
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Baileya ellessyoo
- Dark Baileya
Photos: 1
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-04-02
Cabarrus Co.
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