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: 6661 genus: Euclidia species: ardita sex: location: Electra Rd county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: Apr 7 83 specimen_loc: UCD UR... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6664 genus: Caenurgina species: erechtea sex: location: Wa Ka Luu Hep Yoo CG, El Dorado NF, 4 mi S Dorrington county: Amador collector: R.... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6662 genus: Caenurgina species: caerulea sex: location: 2 mi W Volcano county: Amador collector: N.J. Smith coll_date: May 2 76 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6663 genus: Caenurgina species: crassiuscula sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: Jun 5 83 specimen_loc: U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 1950 genus: Catocala species: andromache wellsi sex: M location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: Jul 3 79 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6666 genus: Catocala species: mcdunnoughi brownerarum sex: location: Moore Cr Cmp county: Amador collector: R.E.Wells coll_date: Jul 15 79... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6667 genus: Catocala species: verrilliana beutenmulleri sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 30 7... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6660 genus: Drasteria species: adumbrata adumbrata sex: location: 5 mi W Mormon Emigrant Trail, Hwy 88 county: Amador collector: R.M. Brow... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6659 genus: Drasteria species: edwardsii sex: location: Pine Grove county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: May 9 84 specimen_loc: UC... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6658 genus: Drasteria species: ochracea sex: location: Salt Spr Res Rd at W Fork Panther Cr county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6655 genus: Cissusa species: indiscreta sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Sep 4 79 specimen_loc: C... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6657 genus: Melipotis species: jucunda hadenformis sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: Jun 1 83 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6656 genus: Litocala species: sexsignata sex: location: Salt Spr Res Rd at W Fork Panther Cr county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6648 genus: Hyphantria species: cunea sex: location: Pine Grove county: Amador collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Sep 6 79 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6643 genus: Leptarctia species: californiae sex: location: Panther Cr 9 mi E Tiger Cr Reservoir county: Amador collector: W. Patterson col... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6645 genus: Pyrrharctia species: isabella sex: location: Mokulmene R county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: specimen_loc: UCD URL:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6647 genus: Spilosoma species: vagans sex: location: Wa Ka Luu Hep Yoo CG, El Dorado NF, 4 mi S Dorrington county: Amador collector: R.M. ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6646 genus: Spilosoma species: vestalis sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Apr 4 79 specimen_loc: C... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6650 genus: Grammia species: ornata sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: in Jun 83 specimen_loc: UCD URL: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6651 genus: Notarctia species: proxima sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 31 79 specimen_loc: C... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6644 genus: Parasemia species: plantaginis sex: location: 1 mi N Silver L county: Amador collector: W. Patterson coll_date: Jul 19 57 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6642 genus: Gnophaela species: latipennis sex: location: 5 mi W Mormon Em. Trail, Hwy 88 county: Amador collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: Ju... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6653 genus: Pseudohemihyalea species: edwardsii sex: location: Jackson county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: Oct 3 83 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6649 genus: Kodiosoma species: fulvum sex: location: Electra Rd 2 mi E Hwy 49 county: Amador collector: M.J.Smith,R.Wells coll_date: Mar 3... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6652 genus: Lophocampa species: argentata argentata sex: location: Hwy 88 above Bear R Res county: Amador collector: R. Wells coll_date: A... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 1949 genus: Orgyia species: magna sex: M location: Jackson county: Amador collector: not given coll_date: Jun 29 57 specimen_loc: NMNH URL:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 6654 genus: Phobolosia species: anfracta sex: location: Silver Lake county: Amador collector: H.H. Keifer coll_date: Aug 1 35 specimen_loc... More