''Baileya'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s of the family
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...
. The genus was erected by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the author ...
in 1895.
Species
* ''
Baileya acadiana''
Brou, 2004
* ''
Baileya aphanes''
Dyar, 1920
* ''
Baileya australis
''Baileya australis'', the small baileya moth, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and New York to Florida, w ...
''
(Grote, 1881)
* ''
Baileya dormitans''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Baileya doubledayi''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Baileya ellessyoo''
Brou, 2004
* ''
Baileya levitans''
(Smith, 1906)
* ''
Baileya ophthalmica''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Baileya restitans''
Dyar, 1913
References
Nolidae
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