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: 22191 genus: Petrophila species: jaliscalis sex: location: Mid fork Amer R 3 mi E Auburn county: Placer collector: N.J. Smith coll_date: O... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22212 genus: Choristostigma species: elegantale sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Aug 15 83 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22216 genus: Diastictis species: caecalis sex: location: Auburn county: Placer collector: R. Ford coll_date: Jun 7 59 specimen_loc: LACM U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22217 genus: Herpetogramma species: thestealis sex: location: Loomis county: Placer collector: coll_date: in May specimen_loc: CDFA URL: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22215 genus: Desmia species: funeralis sex: location: Auburn county: Placer collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https://... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22213 genus: Mecyna species: mustelinalis sex: location: 4 mi SE Auburn county: Placer collector: R.F. Denno coll_date: Jun 25 68 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22214 genus: Nomophila species: nearctica sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Sep 16 86 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22210 genus: Udea species: indistinctalis indistinctalis sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jun ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22211 genus: Udea species: radiosalis sex: location: Cisco county: Placer collector: coll_date: specimen_loc: URL: https://essigdb.berk... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 3725 genus: Loxostege species: brunneitincta sex: M location: Summit county: Placer collector: E.C.VanDuzee coll_date: Jun of 1903 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22196 genus: Saucrobotys species: fumoferalis sex: location: Auburn county: Placer collector: R. Ford coll_date: Jun 7 59 specimen_loc: LA... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22197 genus: Achyra species: occidentalis sex: location: Weimar county: Placer collector: coll_date: in Jul specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22200 genus: Pyrausta species: nicalis sex: location: Ward Cr county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jul 22 65 specimen_loc: L... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22201 genus: Pyrausta species: grotei sex: location: Ward Cr county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jun 14 66 specimen_loc: LA... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22199 genus: Pyrausta species: napaealis sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jun 22 66 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22198 genus: Pyrausta species: nexalis sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jul 22 74 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22202 genus: Pyrausta species: pseuderosnealis sex: location: Bear Valley, 1 mi N Emigrant Gap county: Placer collector: J. Powell coll_da... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22203 genus: Pyrausta species: orphisalis sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jun 24 68 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22205 genus: Pyrausta species: tatalis sex: location: Auburn county: Placer collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https://... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22206 genus: Pyrausta species: semirubralis sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jul 1 66 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22207 genus: Pyrausta species: laticlavia sex: location: Rocklin county: Placer collector: coll_date: in 1993 specimen_loc: URL: https:/... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22222 genus: Agriphila species: anceps sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jun 27 83 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22221 genus: Neodactria species: caliginosellus sex: location: Bowman county: Placer collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA URL:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22223 genus: Catoptria species: oregonica sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Sep 7 85 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22224 genus: Thaumatopsis species: repandus sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Aug 26 82 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22225 genus: Tehama species: bonifatella sex: location: Tahoe Vista county: Placer collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Aug 27 68 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22219 genus: Crambus species: pascuella florida sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jul 3 84 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22220 genus: Crambus species: sperryellus sex: location: Auburn county: Placer collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22226 genus: Euchromius species: ocelleus sex: location: Old Donner Pass 2 mi E Norden county: Placer collector: J. Powell coll_date: Sep ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22192 genus: Gyros species: muirii muirii sex: location: Ward Cr county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Jun 23 77 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22193 genus: Noctueliopsis species: atascaderalis sex: location: Bear River county: Placer collector: coll_date: specimen_loc: URL: htt... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 3724 genus: Anatralata species: versicolor sex: M location: Truckee county: Placer collector: Koebele coll_date: in June specimen_loc: CAS ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22218 genus: Donacaula species: melinellus dispersellus sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Aug 1... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22194 genus: Chalcoela species: iphitalis sex: location: Auburn county: Placer collector: coll_date: in Aug specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 22195 genus: Evergestis species: subterminalis sex: location: Ward Creek county: Placer collector: N. Westerland coll_date: Sep 15 65 spec... More