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Baileya ellessyoo Brou, 2004 - Dark Baileya

Baileya ellessyoo
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.
Baileya ellessyooAlamance 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 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. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1S2]
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 ellessyoo - Dark Baileya

Photos: 2
Baileya ellessyooRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-04-02
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Baileya ellessyooRecorded by: SPH, SH, CH on 2000-03-29
Moore Co.
Comment: kept