Eyed Baileya Moth

Baileya ophthalmica · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nolidae

Also called: Eyed Baileya

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Eyed Baileya Moth
Photo: Marvin Smith, CC BY-SA

It lives in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Achille Guenée described the species in 1852.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The moth is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Vermont, Mississippi, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Eyed Baileya Moth photo 2
Photo: John P Friel, CC BY
Eyed Baileya Moth photo 3
Photo: Amber M. King, CC BY
Eyed Baileya Moth photo 4
Photo: jfox16, CC BY
Eyed Baileya Moth photo 5
Photo: Jeff Niznik, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

Where is the Eyed Baileya Moth found?

It occurs throughout North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Who first described the Eyed Baileya Moth?

Achille Guenée described it in 1852.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Nolidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baileya_ophthalmica

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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