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Baileya australis (Grote, 1881) - Small Baileya

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Nolidae		Subfamily:
Risobinae		P3 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.
Baileya australisAlamance 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: 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 (Juglans nigra) (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
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 australis - Small Baileya

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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-15
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-12
Ashe Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-06
Madison Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-08
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-14
Buncombe Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-04-29
Polk Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-07-28
Mecklenburg Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Becky Watkins, Richard Teper, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-04
Orange Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-22
Madison Co.
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Baileya australis
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Baileya australis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-28
Madison Co.
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