Moths of North Carolina
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Baileya australis (Grote, 1881) - Small Baileya

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NolidaeSubfamily: RisobinaeP3 Number: 931154 MONA Number: 8973.00
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: The species is essentially found statewide, with the possible exception of parts of the outer coastal plain. It is most common in lower elevation habitats in the mountains.
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: Coastal Plain records come from brownwater floodplains and stands of mesic hardwoods growing on bluffs. Piedmont records come from alluvial forests and a few mafic upland areas. Mountain records come from alluvial and cove forests and from a few upland sites associated with Amphibolite.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Black Walnut (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
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 australis - Small Baileya

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-08
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-04-29
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-07-28
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Becky Watkins, Richard Teper, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-04-18
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-02
Guilford Co.
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