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: 31885 genus: Euclidia species: ardita sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: May 21 98 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31886 genus: Caenurgina species: caerulea sex: location: Hat Creek county: Shasta collector: coll_date: specimen_loc: AMNH URL: https://... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31887 genus: Catocala species: aholibah sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: Jul 2 94 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31891 genus: Catocala species: ophelia sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: Jul 14 96 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31890 genus: Catocala species: verrilliana beutenmulleri sex: location: Burney Falls county: Shasta collector: W.R. Bauer coll_date: Aug 2... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31889 genus: Catocala species: allusa sex: location: Hat Cr county: Shasta collector: M.M. Furniss coll_date: Jul 22 54 specimen_loc: UCD ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31883 genus: Drasteria species: adumbrata adumbrata sex: location: Hat Cr county: Shasta collector: G. Pronin coll_date: Jul 17 52 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31882 genus: Drasteria species: pallescens sex: location: Salt Cr, Shasta Lake county: Shasta collector: P. Jump coll_date: Jun 12 67 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31880 genus: Drasteria species: sabulosa (nichollae garthi) sex: location: Castle Crags NP county: Shasta collector: J.S. Buckett coll_dat... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31881 genus: Drasteria species: edwardsii sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: Jul 14 96 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31878 genus: Cissusa species: indiscreta sex: location: Knob Peak CG, NW Platina county: Shasta collector: R.M. Brown coll_date: May 29 99... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31879 genus: Melipotis species: jucunda hadenformis sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: Ma... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31884 genus: Zale species: termina sex: location: Knob Peak Cmpgrnd, NW Platina county: Shasta collector: R.M. Brown coll_date: May 29 99 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31877 genus: Scoliopteryx species: libatrix sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: Jun 10 200... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31874 genus: Hypena species: abalienalis sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: May 21 98 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31860 genus: Hyphantria species: cunea sex: location: Hat Creek PO county: Shasta collector: C. Hogue coll_date: Jun 21 55 specimen_loc: L... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 4745 genus: Spilosoma species: vagans sex: M location: Hat Creek PO county: Shasta collector: C. Hogue coll_date: Jun 20 55 specimen_loc: L... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31859 genus: Spilosoma species: vestalis sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: May 21 98 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31862 genus: Grammia species: ornata sex: location: Hat Cr county: Shasta collector: not given coll_date: May 26 65 specimen_loc: UCD URL:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31863 genus: Notarctia species: proxima sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: May 28 99 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31861 genus: Platyprepia species: virginalis sex: location: Castella county: Shasta collector: J.E. Cottle coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31858 genus: Gnophaela species: latipennis sex: location: Hatchet Mt Pass county: Shasta collector: R.M.Brown coll_date: Jul 2 94 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31867 genus: Ctenucha species: rubroscapus sex: location: Lake Grace, Shingletown county: Shasta collector: J. Roth coll_date: Jul 10 71 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31866 genus: Ctenucha species: multifaria sex: location: Viola county: Shasta collector: not given coll_date: Aug 9 70 specimen_loc: UCD U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31865 genus: Lophocampa species: maculata sex: location: 1 mi N Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R. & M. Brown coll_date: May 3... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31864 genus: Lophocampa species: argentata argentata sex: location: Hat Cr county: Shasta collector: not given coll_date: Jun 21 54 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31871 genus: Lymantria species: dispar sex: location: Redding, Collyer Dr, Mountainview county: Shasta collector: J. ALbright coll_date: A... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31869 genus: Orgyia species: cana sex: location: 1 mi NE Montgomery Cr county: Shasta collector: R.M. & S.A. Brown, J. Guy coll_date: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31870 genus: Orgyia species: pseudotsugata pseudotsugata sex: location: Lakehead county: Shasta collector: coll_date: in Jul specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31868 genus: Orgyia species: vetusta sex: location: Project City county: Shasta collector: coll_date: in Jun specimen_loc: CDFA URL: http... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31873 genus: Phobolosia species: anfracta sex: location: 10 mi N Lassen NP county: Shasta collector: J.A. Comstock coll_date: Jun 21 58 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31893 genus: Eublemma species: minima sex: location: Bailey's Cove, Shasta Lake county: Shasta collector: P.A. Opler coll_date: Oct 3 68 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31875 genus: Hemeroplanis species: finitima sex: location: 2 mi NE Dana county: Shasta collector: L.L. Crabtree coll_date: May 26 2007 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 31872 genus: Mycterophora species: rubricans sex: location: McArthur-Burney Falls Park county: Shasta collector: S. Jewett coll_date: Jun ... More