Compiled from Kelly Richers' California Moth Specimen Database. Kelly has been compiling the database since 1996 from literature sources, museum collections, and (I believe) novel collections. These lists are probably not comprehensive (if such a thing is possible for such a diverse group of organisms), but given Kelly's dedication and the degree of sampling in the state, it's probably pretty close at the state and regional level, and approaching that degree at the county level, and thus I have marked them as comprehensive on iNat. All errors are my own, and if you find any, please let me know.
Notes On Missing Names
Many of the names in the CMSD have not bee included in the iNat lists I've created. I have tried to import every name from the Catalogue of Life, BugGuide, and uBio, so any names that are still missing are not present in those sources. I have also tried to manually check the remainder against http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species_list.php, I've tried to manually add any taxa that have a species page on MPG, and I've checked for simple misspellings of the kind the Google can catch. For the remainder, here are some of the reasons the names are missing:
A full listing of all the names I was not able to import can be found here.
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25242 genus: Raphia species: pallula sex: location: Citrus Heights county: Sacramento collector: not given coll_date: Jun 30 67 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25316 genus: Feltia species: subterranea sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: W. Patterson coll_date: Sep 17 96 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25325 genus: Dichagyris species: variabilis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: in Oct 86 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25327 genus: Peridroma species: saucia sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Sep 26 2003 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25326 genus: Hemieuxoa species: rudens sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: W. Patterson coll_date: Apr 20 97 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25315 genus: Agrotis species: ipsilon sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Preserve, 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M.Brown coll_da... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25314 genus: Agrotis species: orthogonia sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA URL... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25313 genus: Agrotis species: vetusta sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA URL: h... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25319 genus: Euxoa species: auxiliaris sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Oct 8 92 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 4014 genus: Euxoa species: olivia sex: M location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: I. Savage coll_date: Oct 14 58 specimen_loc: UC... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25320 genus: Euxoa species: septentrionalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Mar specimen_loc: CDFA ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25317 genus: Euxoa species: messoria sex: location: Perkins county: Sacramento collector: Golden coll_date: specimen_loc: URL: https://e... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25318 genus: Euxoa species: fuscigerus sex: location: Orangevale county: Sacramento collector: Q. Tomich coll_date: Oct 30 37 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25324 genus: Euxoa species: olivalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Oct 17 91 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25322 genus: Euxoa species: tessellata sex: location: 2 mi E Folsom county: Sacramento collector: Bauer, Buckett coll_date: Jun 13 60 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25323 genus: Euxoa species: henrietta sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Oct specimen_loc: CDFA URL: h... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25321 genus: Euxoa species: bicollaris sex: location: 5 mi N Folsom county: Sacramento collector: W.E. Simonds coll_date: Jun 2 62 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25335 genus: Abagrotis species: erratica erratica sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Oct 15 90 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25339 genus: Abagrotis species: discoidalis sex: location: Sheldon county: Sacramento collector: Bauer & Buckett coll. coll_date: Jul ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25337 genus: Abagrotis species: denticulata sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25338 genus: Abagrotis species: orbis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Jul 8 93 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25336 genus: Abagrotis species: forbesi sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Jun 17 90 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25331 genus: Adelphagrotis species: indeterminata sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Oct specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25332 genus: Anaplectoides species: prasina sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Jun 3 92 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25341 genus: Parabagrotis species: cupidissima sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres. 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M. Brown c... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25342 genus: Parabagrotis species: insularis sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres., 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M. Brown co... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25340 genus: Parabagrotis species: exsertistigma sex: location: Orangedale county: Sacramento collector: Q. Tomich coll_date: Apr 6 38 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25329 genus: Xestia species: cinerascens sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Oct 18 94 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25334 genus: Xestia species: plebeia sex: location: Citrus Hts county: Sacramento collector: not given coll_date: Jun 30 67 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25330 genus: Xestia species: infimatis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: I. Savage coll_date: Oct 18 59 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25328 genus: Xestia species: c-nigrum sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres, 10 mi WNW Gal county: Sacramento collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: O... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25333 genus: Noctua species: pronuba sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: W. Patterson coll_date: in 2008 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25270 genus: Spodoptera species: exigua sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres. 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M.Brown coll_date... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25271 genus: Spodoptera species: praefica sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres. 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M.Brown coll_da... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25272 genus: Spodoptera species: latifascia sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25273 genus: Galgula species: partita sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: in Aug 89 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25267 genus: Proxenus species: miranda nitens sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres, 10 mi WNW Gal county: Sacramento collector: R.M.Brown coll... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25268 genus: Proxenus species: mindara sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: in May 89 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25269 genus: Caradrina species: montana sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M.Brown coll_date:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25264 genus: Nedra species: dora sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jul specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25259 genus: Alastria species: chico sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Sep 3 90 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25261 genus: Euplexia species: benesimilis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25262 genus: Oligia species: divesta sex: location: Citrus Hts county: Sacramento collector: not given coll_date: Jun 30 67 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25252 genus: Oligia species: violacea violacea sex: location: 2 mi S Folsom county: Sacramento collector: I. Savage coll_date: May 14 61 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25256 genus: Amphipoea species: lunata sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA URL: ... More