Species Baileya levitans - Pale Baileya - Hodges#8972

8972

described in 1906 by Smith, who originally placed it in genus Leptina

wingspan 25-34 mm

Adult: forewing light gray with grayish-white median area, small basal patch, and least distinct apical patch of any Baileya species; reniform spot with black outline and center forming an eyespot; AM and PM lines double; PM line with smoothly rounded hump near inner margin; AM line more distinct than in other species, and with pointed tooth midway, projecting toward median area

[adapted from description by Charles Covell]

Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Arkansas and Illinois, north to Michigan and Ontario

adults are nocturnal and come to light

adults fly from April to August

larval foodplants are unknown

B. australis and ophthalmica forewings have larger pale basal area, smaller reniform spot, and less distinct AM line (compare images of all three species at CBIF)

pinned adult image (CBIF)

pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)

adult image (Larry Line, Maryland)

common name reference and flight season (Ohio State U.)

distribution in Canada; list of provinces of occurrence (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)

author, date, and original genus (nearctica.com)