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: 7835 genus: Pyralis species: farinalis sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: May 31 97 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7838 genus: Pseudasopia species: intermedialis sex: location: Richmond county: Contra Costa collector: J.Memott coll_date: Apr 15 72 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7837 genus: Aglossa species: caprealis sex: location: Walnut Cr. foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J. Powell coll_date: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7836 genus: Aglossa species: cacamica sex: location: Walnut Cr county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Sep 5 61 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7865 genus: Plodia species: interpunctella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Feb 19 96 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7848 genus: Etiella species: zinckenella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Sep 7 57 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 119 genus: Apomyelois species: bistriatella sex: F location: Pleasant Hill county: Contra Costa collector: W.E. Ferguson coll_date: Sep 15 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2060 genus: Ephestia species: kuehniella sex: M location: Walnut Creek county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: em1-12 Sep 68... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7862 genus: Ephestiodes species: gilvescentella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: May 25 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7866 genus: Cadra species: cautella sex: location: El Cerrito county: Contra Costa collector: J. DeBenedictis coll_date: Apr 1 87 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7867 genus: Cadra species: figulilella sex: location: Walnut Cr foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 122 genus: Eurythmia species: spaldingella sex: F location: Walnut Cr foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 121 genus: Euzophera species: semifuneralis sex: F location: Walnut Cr. foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J. Powell coll_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7849 genus: Interjectio species: denticulella sex: location: tilden Park county: Contra Costa collector: coll_date: in Apr specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7858 genus: Homoeosoma species: electella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 27 54 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7859 genus: Homoeosoma species: oslarellum oslarellum sex: location: Pt Richmond county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7860 genus: Phycitodes species: mucidella sex: location: Pt Molate county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Nov 30 88 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7863 genus: Vitula species: serratilineella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: May 26 97 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2057 genus: Pima species: occidentalis sex: M location: Richmond Pt, San Pablo county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jun... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7861 genus: Laetilia species: zamacrella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Aug 29 73 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7857 genus: Hulstia species: undulatella sex: location: Point Richmond county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: May 3 95 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7847 genus: Dasypyga species: alternosquamella sex: location: Walnut Cr. foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J. Powell col... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2056 genus: Amyelois species: transitella sex: M location: Walnut Creek county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Nov 13 66 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7850 genus: Phobus species: funerellus sex: location: Walnut Cr county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Jun 19 61 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7851 genus: Phobus species: incertus sex: location: Walnut Cr. foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J. Powell coll_date: Ju... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7864 genus: Sosipatra species: thurberiae sex: location: Walnut Creek county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Sep 1 61 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7856 genus: Tacoma species: feriella sex: location: Walnut Creek county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Sep 10 61 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7855 genus: Lipographis species: fenestrella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: May 25 60 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 120 genus: Lipographis species: umbrella sex: F location: 2 mi W Pittsburg county: Contra Costa collector: J. Powell coll_date: Sep 9 57 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7846 genus: Anadelosemia species: condigna? sex: location: Walnut Cr foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7852 genus: Dioryctria species: abietivorella (reniculella) sex: location: Walnut Cr. foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7853 genus: Dioryctria species: auranticella sex: location: Moraga county: Contra Costa collector: D.Barnes coll_date: Jun 20 75 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2059 genus: Dioryctria species: muricativorella sex: M location: Walnut Cr, foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J. Powell c... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2058 genus: Dioryctria species: zimmermani sex: M location: Walnut Cr. foot of Shell Ridge county: Contra Costa collector: J. Powell coll_d... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7854 genus: Dioryctria species: westerlandi sex: location: 3 mi NE Mt Diablo county: Contra Costa collector: coll_date: in Oct specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7844 genus: Acrobasis species: tricolorella sex: location: Antioch county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Apr 21 82 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7845 genus: Acrobasis species: comptella sex: location: Russelman Park county: Contra Costa collector: P.A. Opler coll_date: May 11 68 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7841 genus: Toripalpus species: trabalis sex: location: Mt Diablo county: Contra Costa collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Jul 21 97 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7842 genus: Galleria species: mellonella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 8 97 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7843 genus: Achroia species: grisella sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 31 97 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7840 genus: Arta species: epicoenalis sex: location: El Cerrito county: Contra Costa collector: D.D. Linsdale coll_date: Jun 22 64 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 7839 genus: Acallis species: gripalis sex: location: Kensington county: Contra Costa collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jun 15 61 specime... More