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: 25216 genus: Euclidia species: ardita sex: location: Rancho Cordova county: Sacramento collector: A.M. Shapiro coll_date: Apr 19 73 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25218 genus: Caenurgina species: erechtea 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: 25217 genus: Caenurgina species: crassiuscula sex: location: American R at Folsom county: Sacramento collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: F... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25219 genus: Catocala species: aholibah sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.A. Belmont coll_date: Jun 15 68 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25221 genus: Catocala species: faustina (cleopatra) sex: location: Carmichael county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25220 genus: Catocala species: irene sex: location: Carmichael county: Sacramento collector: Dick coll_date: Sep 14 64 specimen_loc: UCD U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25222 genus: Catocala species: junctura sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.A. Belmont coll_date: Jul 19 67 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25223 genus: Catocala species: verrilliana beutenmulleri sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.A. Belmont coll_date: J... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25212 genus: Drasteria species: divergens sex: location: Rancho Cordova county: Sacramento collector: A.M. Shapiro coll_date: Jul 22 79 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25211 genus: Drasteria species: edwardsii sex: location: American R Parkway county: Sacramento collector: A.M. Shapiro coll_date: May 16 7... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25210 genus: Drasteria species: ochracea sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.A. Belmont coll_date: Sep 9 67 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25208 genus: Cissusa species: indiscreta sex: location: Orangeval county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Feb specimen_loc: CDFA URL:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25209 genus: Melipotis species: jucunda hadenformis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.A. Belmont coll_date: Aug 18... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25213 genus: Ascalapha species: odorata sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.Wells coll_date: Jul 18 73 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25215 genus: Zale species: rubi sex: location: N Folsom county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https://e... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25205 genus: Idia species: occidentalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Oct 12 97 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25206 genus: Tetanolita species: palligera 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: 25194 genus: Estigmene species: acrea acrea 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: 25197 genus: Hyphantria species: cunea sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jul specimen_loc: CDFA URL: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25192 genus: Leptarctia species: californiae sex: location: American R Parkway county: Sacramento collector: A.M. Shapiro coll_date: Apr 2... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25193 genus: Pyrrharctia species: isabella sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: N. Vierra coll_date: Sep 3 53 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25196 genus: Spilosoma species: virginica sex: location: 5 mi N Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Aug 15 67 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25195 genus: Spilosoma species: vestalis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: A.T. McClay coll_date: Aug 15 47 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25198 genus: Grammia species: ornata sex: location: Fair Oaks county: Sacramento collector: R.L. Hanson coll_date: Apr 24 77 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 4011 genus: Notarctia species: proxima sex: M location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: not given coll_date: May 25 46 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25201 genus: Cisseps species: fulvicollis sex: location: 5 mi N Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Aug 15 67 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25202 genus: Antichloris species: viridis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: Jun 6 96 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25199 genus: Cycnia species: oregonensis sex: location: Sacramento county: Sacramento collector: H.H. Keifer coll_date: Jul 27 50 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25200 genus: Ectypia species: clio clio sex: location: Folsom county: Sacramento collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA URL: htt... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25204 genus: Lymantria species: dispar sex: location: Sacramento, U St county: Sacramento collector: J. Neal coll_date: Jun 25 92 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25203 genus: Orgyia species: cana sex: location: Carmichael county: Sacramento collector: L.A. Allen coll_date: in Jun 89 specimen_loc: LA... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 4012 genus: Orgyia species: magna sex: M location: Folsom county: Sacramento collector: CDFA coll_date: 5/7/1955 specimen_loc: NMNH URL: ht... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25235 genus: Eublemma species: minima sex: location: Cosumnes Riv Pres 10 mi WNW Galt county: Sacramento collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: S... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 25207 genus: Litoprosopus species: coachella sex: location: Carmichael county: Sacramento collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Jul 30 70 speci... More