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: 29666 genus: Eupithecia species: maestosa maestosa sex: location: Palo Alto county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 12 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29670 genus: Eupithecia species: placidata sex: location: Stanford U county: San Mateo collector: H. Burke coll_date: Apr 9 30 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29667 genus: Eupithecia species: subvirens sex: location: Halfmoon Bay county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Jan 29 67 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29669 genus: Eupithecia species: macrocarpata sex: location: Montara, McNee Ranch county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Mar 21 9... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29668 genus: Eupithecia species: sabulosata sex: location: San Mateo Mem Park county: San Mateo collector: C.A. Toschi coll_date: Aug 25 6... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29686 genus: Eupithecia species: implorata sex: location: Alpine Rd county: San Mateo collector: P.N. Arnaud, Jr coll_date: Jan 21 61 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29680 genus: Eupithecia species: cognizata sex: location: San Bruno Mt county: San Mateo collector: J. DeBenedictis coll_date: Jan 29 87 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29677 genus: Eupithecia species: cupressata sex: location: Costanoa CG county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Sep 2 2007 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29687 genus: Nasusina species: mendicata sex: location: Montara, McNee Ranch county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Jun 23-27 200... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29682 genus: Eupithecia species: acutipennis sex: location: Halfmoon Bay county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Jan 29 67 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29678 genus: Eupithecia species: behrensata sex: location: Edgewood Park A county: San Mateo collector: J.A. Powell coll_date: Jun 12 93 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29685 genus: Eupithecia species: graefii sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 20 53 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29679 genus: Eupithecia species: perfusca perfusca sex: location: Costanea CG county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Sep 2 2007 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29683 genus: Eupithecia species: subapicata sex: location: Halfmoon Bay county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Jan 29 67 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29681 genus: Eupithecia species: segregata sex: location: Montara, McNee Ranch county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Mar 21 97 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29676 genus: Eupithecia species: macdunnoughi sex: location: Montara, McNee Ranch county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Mar 21 9... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29675 genus: Eupithecia species: sierrae sex: location: San Bruno county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Apr 12 2003 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29674 genus: Eupithecia species: rotundopuncta sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Dec 4 82 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29673 genus: Eupithecia species: bivittata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Feb 5 83 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29684 genus: Eupithecia species: shirleyata sex: location: Montara, McNee Ranch county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Mar 21 97 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29658 genus: Mesoleuca species: gratulata sex: location: Daly City county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Apr 29 82 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29659 genus: Spargania species: magnoliata quadripunctata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29830 genus: Enchoria species: lacteata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.M. Brown coll_date: Mar 22 76 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29831 genus: Zenophleps species: lignicolorata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.M. Brown coll_date: Mar 22 70 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29661 genus: Perizoma species: custodiata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Mar 11 83 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29651 genus: Eulithis species: xylina speciosa sex: location: Portola SP county: San Mateo collector: coll_date: in Aug specimen_loc: CDF... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29652 genus: Antepirrhoe species: semiatrata sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 20 53 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29653 genus: Ceratodalia species: gueneata sex: location: Corte de Madera Cr, Portola county: San Mateo collector: P.H. Arnaud, Jr. coll_d... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29647 genus: Dysstroma species: citrata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Apr 8 82 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29649 genus: Dysstroma species: mancipata mancipata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: J. DeBenedictis coll_date: M... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29648 genus: Dysstroma species: hewlettaria sex: location: Montara, McNee Ranch county: San Mateo collector: V. Albu coll_date: Mar 21 97 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29662 genus: Stamnodes species: coenonymphata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Mar 23 84... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29654 genus: Hydriomena species: henshawi sex: location: Ox Mtn N Hwy 92 county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Mar 24 83 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29655 genus: Hydriomena species: albifasciata albifasciata sex: location: BRisbane county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Fe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29656 genus: Hydriomena species: nubilofasciata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Jan 5 90... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29664 genus: Venusia species: duodecemlineata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Mar 10 83 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29663 genus: Venusia species: cambrica sex: location: San Bruno Mts summit county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Mar 7 84 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29665 genus: Operophtera species: bruceata occidentalis sex: location: Brisbane county: San Mateo collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Oct ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29828 genus: Epirrhoe species: plebeculata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.M. Brown coll_date: Mar 21 71 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29657 genus: Triphosa species: californiata sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Jul 21 83 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29660 genus: Perizoma species: costiguttata sex: location: Portola SP county: San Mateo collector: coll_date: in Jul specimen_loc: CDFA U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29829 genus: Euphyia species: implicata multilineata sex: location: Pescadero Beach county: San Mateo collector: not given coll_date: Apr ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29615 genus: Pero species: mizon sex: location: Woodside county: San Mateo collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct 20 53 specimen_loc: RH... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29621 genus: Plataea species: californiaria sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Sep 21 82 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 29620 genus: Plataea species: personaria sex: location: San Bruno Mts county: San Mateo collector: R.M. Brown coll_date: Mar 21 71 specime... More