Bug FAQDoubleday's Baileya Moth
Baileya doubledayi · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nolidae
Also called: Doubleday's Baileya
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
This moth is found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Michigan, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Connecticut.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Nolidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baileya_doubledayi
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.