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: 25067 genus: Petrophila species: confusalis sex: location: Fair Oaks county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Aug specimen_loc: CDFA U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25066 genus: Petrophila species: jaliscalis sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M. Brown coll_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25065 genus: Elophila species: occidentalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: Iris Savage coll_date: Aug 16 60 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25088 genus: Diastictis species: fracturalis sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M. Brown coll... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25086 genus: Palpita species: gracialis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: not given coll_date: Aug 21 56 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25089 genus: Herpetogramma species: pertextalis 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: 25090 genus: Herpetogramma species: thestealis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: H.H. Keifer coll_date: em Apr 15 41... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25085 genus: Desmia species: funeralis 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: 25084 genus: Nomophila species: nearctica sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres. 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M. Brown coll_d... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25083 genus: Lineodes species: integra sex: location: Orange Vale county: Sacramento collector: Q. Tomich coll_date: Oct 23 37 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25081 genus: Udea species: rubigalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: H.H. Keifer coll_date: Jun 17 30 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25082 genus: Udea species: profundalis sex: location: Carmichael (Rampart Dr.) county: Sacramento collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Mar ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25087 genus: Lygropia species: octonalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jul specimen_loc: CDFA URL... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25077 genus: Uresiphita species: reversalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: W. Patterson coll_date: Nov 7 88 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25078 genus: Loxostege species: sticticalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in May specimen_loc: CDFA ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25074 genus: Saucrobotys species: fumoferalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Aug 16 2004 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25076 genus: Achyra species: occidentalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: H.H. Keifer coll_date: Aug 14 36 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 4005 genus: Pyrausta species: californicalis californicalis sex: M location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: Keifer coll_date: Jul... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25079 genus: Pyrausta species: dapalis sex: location: Folsom county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Apr specimen_loc: CDFA URL: http... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25093 genus: Chrysoteuchia species: topiarius vachellus sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M.... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25094 genus: Agriphila species: attenuatus sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M. Brown coll_d... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25092 genus: Neodactria species: caliginosellus sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: C... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25095 genus: Parapediasia species: teterrella sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: in Jul 88 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25096 genus: Tehama species: bonifatella sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: H.H. Keifer coll_date: Aug 6 33 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25091 genus: Crambus species: sperryellus sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: H.H. Keifer coll_date: Sep 16 33 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 4006 genus: Euchromius species: californicalis sex: M location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: W.H. Lange coll_date: Aug 3 66 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25097 genus: Euchromius species: ocelleus sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Aug 5 73 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25069 genus: Noctueliopsis species: atascaderalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.A. Belmont coll_date: Jul 19 6... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25068 genus: Mimoschinia species: rufofascialis novalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.A. Belmont coll_date: Ju... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25064 genus: Eudonia species: spenceri sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Apr 23 94 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25071 genus: Dicymolomia species: metalliferalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: N.J. Smith coll_date: Jul 10 75 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25072 genus: Dicymolomia species: micropunctalis sex: location: Consumnes R Preserve, 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M. Br... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25073 genus: Chalcoela species: iphitalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R. Ford coll_date: Jun 10 76 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25070 genus: Hellula species: rogatalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Sep 11 90 specimen_l... More