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: 29806 genus: Feltia species: subterranea sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 12 53 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29814 genus: Dichagyris species: variabilis sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 10 53 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29816 genus: Peridroma species: saucia sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: May 11 82 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29815 genus: Hemieuxoa species: rudens sex: location: Brisbane county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 5 84 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29805 genus: Agrotis species: ipsilon sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 12 53 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29804 genus: Agrotis species: venerabilis sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Oct 18 82 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 4563 genus: Agrotis species: vancouverensis sex: M location: San Mateo county: San Mateo collector: not given coll_date: Apr 22 41 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29809 genus: Euxoa species: olivia sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Sep 28 83 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29808 genus: Euxoa species: septentrionalis sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 20 53 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29807 genus: Euxoa species: fuscigerus sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 12 53 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29810 genus: Euxoa species: serricornis sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Nov 4 82 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29812 genus: Euxoa species: brunneigera brunneigera sex: location: Montara, NcNee Ranch county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Ju... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29811 genus: Euxoa species: satis sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Oct 20 82 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29813 genus: Euxoa species: wilsoni sex: location: Halfmoon Bay county: San Mateo collector: Lange coll_date: on Jun 11 specimen_loc: URL... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29818 genus: Adelphagrotis species: stellaris sex: location: Costanoa CG county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Sep 2 2007 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29819 genus: Cerastis species: cornuta sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Dec 19 83 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29820 genus: Cerastis species: robertsoni sex: location: Belmont county: San Mateo collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Feb 26 65 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29817 genus: Xestia species: infimatis sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 12 53 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29821 genus: Noctua species: pronuba sex: location: Rt 280 rest area 0.7 mi S Golf COurse Dr county: San Mateo collector: C. Brandeau coll... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29754 genus: Spodoptera species: exigua sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Oct 14 83 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29755 genus: Galgula species: partita sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: May 24 82 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29753 genus: Caradrina species: montana sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 12 53 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29742 genus: Oligia species: tusa sex: location: San Bruno Mtns Rangr Sta county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Sep 17 84 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29744 genus: Amphipoea species: americana pacifica sex: location: San Bruno Mtn county: San Mateo collector: J. DeBenedictis coll_date: Ju... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29743 genus: Neoligia species: invenusta sex: location: Costanoa CG county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Sep 2 2007 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29748 genus: Hydraecia species: immanis? sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Aug 25 86 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29747 genus: Hydraecia species: obliqua sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 28 83 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29739 genus: Apamea species: genialis sex: location: San Bruno Mtn county: San Mateo collector: J.A. DeBenedictis coll_date: May 4 87 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29740 genus: Apamea species: amputatrix (castanea) sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Aug ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29738 genus: Apamea species: maxima sex: location: Pescadero county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Jul 15 56 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29741 genus: Apamea species: devastator sex: location: Redwood City county: San Mateo collector: P.H. Arnaud coll_date: Jul 7 59 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29745 genus: Papaipema species: harrisii? sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Oct 11 82 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29746 genus: Papaipema species: sauzalitae sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 20 53 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29737 genus: Bryolymnia species: viridata sex: location: San Mateo county: San Mateo collector: R.S. Beal coll_date: May 2 51 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29779 genus: Mythimna species: unipuncta sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Oct 1 82 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29778 genus: Mythimna species: oxygala sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 10 53 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29780 genus: Leucania species: farcta sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 12 55 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29789 genus: Egira species: curialis sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Feb 14 83 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29790 genus: Egira species: rubrica sex: location: Woodridge county: San Mateo collector: coll_date: in Apr specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29787 genus: Egira species: hiemalis sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Dec 6 82 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29788 genus: Egira species: cognata congnata sex: location: Montara county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Mar 23 2003 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29786 genus: Orthosia species: hibisci quinquefasciata sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: coll_date: in Apr specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29783 genus: Orthosia species: erythrolita sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: coll_date: in Apr specimen_loc: CDFA URL:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29785 genus: Orthosia species: arthrolita sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 20 53 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29784 genus: Orthosia species: praeses sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Mar 8 83 specime... More