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: 34650 genus: Raphia species: pallula sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Jul 4 73 specimen_loc: S... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34736 genus: Feltia species: subterranea sex: location: Patterson county: Stanislaus collector: R. van den Bosch coll_date: May 19 48 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34746 genus: Dichagyris species: variabilis sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P.Allen coll_date: Jun 2 63 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34747 genus: Peridroma species: saucia sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P.Allen coll_date: Nov 22 60 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34735 genus: Agrotis species: ipsilon sex: location: Del Puerto Cyn county: Stanislaus collector: D. Hayakawa coll_date: Apr 18 82 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34734 genus: Agrotis species: venerabilis sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Oct 25 63 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34733 genus: Agrotis species: vetusta sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Oct 23 60 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34740 genus: Euxoa species: auxiliaris sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Apr 23 60 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34742 genus: Euxoa species: olivia sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Oct 15 61 specimen_loc: UC... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34741 genus: Euxoa species: septentrionalis sex: location: Patterson county: Stanislaus collector: R. van den Bosch coll_date: Sep 27 48 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34737 genus: Euxoa species: messoria sex: location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: Cook coll_date: on Sep 18 specimen_loc: URL: ht... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34738 genus: Euxoa species: fuscigerus sex: location: I-5 Westley Rest Area county: Stanislaus collector: R.L.Langston coll_date: Jul 4 75... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34739 genus: Euxoa species: atomaris sex: location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: W.C. Cook coll_date: Sep 17 36 specimen_loc: CNC... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34743 genus: Euxoa species: tocoyae sex: location: Del Puerto Cyn, Frank Raines Park county: Stanislaus collector: R.M. Brown coll_date: M... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 5033 genus: Euxoa species: tessellata sex: M location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: W.C. Cook coll_date: Jun 8 37 specimen_loc: CN... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34745 genus: Euxoa species: henrietta sex: location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: W.C. Cook coll_date: Sep 28 35 specimen_loc: CN... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 1640 genus: Euxoa species: brunneigera brunneigera sex: F location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: W.C. Cook coll_date: May 17 36 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34744 genus: Euxoa species: basalis sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P.Allen coll_date: Sep 4 87 specimen_loc: UR... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34752 genus: Abagrotis species: erratica erratica sex: location: LaGrange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Oct 5 88 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34753 genus: Abagrotis species: kirkwoodi sex: location: Big Bear Camp county: Stanislaus collector: G. Kareofelas coll_date: Apr 17 99 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34754 genus: Abagrotis species: orbis sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA URL: ht... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34756 genus: Parabagrotis species: formalis sex: location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: W.C.Cook coll_date: Apr 14 36 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34755 genus: Parabagrotis species: exsertistigma sex: location: Patterson county: Stanislaus collector: R. van den Bosch coll_date: Apr 21... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34749 genus: Xestia species: cinerascens sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Oct 7 62 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34750 genus: Xestia species: infimatis sex: location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: W.C. Cook coll_date: Oct 8 36 specimen_loc: UC... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34748 genus: Xestia species: c-nigrum sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P.Allen coll_date: Apr 24 63 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34751 genus: Noctua species: pronuba sex: location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: I. Watkinson coll_date: Jul 14 2008 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34676 genus: Spodoptera species: exigua sex: location: Patterson county: Stanislaus collector: R. van den Bosch coll_date: Feb 17 48 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34677 genus: Spodoptera species: praefica sex: location: Oakdale county: Stanislaus collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Aug 24 56 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34673 genus: Proxenus species: miranda nitens sex: location: Woodward Reservoir county: Stanislaus collector: S.A.Brown,M.Alvarez coll_dat... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34674 genus: Proxenus species: mindara sex: location: Patterson county: Stanislaus collector: R. van den Bosch coll_date: Apr 19 48 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34675 genus: Caradrina species: montana sex: location: Patterson county: Stanislaus collector: R. van den Bosch coll_date: Apr 26 49 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34672 genus: Protoperigea species: posticata sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: coll_date: in Oct specimen_loc: CDFA ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34660 genus: Oligia species: violacea violacea sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Jun 7 63 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34664 genus: Amphipoea species: lunata sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Jun 24 73 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34658 genus: Xylomoia species: indirecta sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Jun 19 87 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34661 genus: Mammifrontia species: rileyi sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Jun 23 73 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34663 genus: Capsula species: oblonga sex: location: LaGrange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Jul 14 85 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34662 genus: Capsula species: alameda sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P. Allen coll_date: Aug 6 85 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 5032 genus: Apamea species: cuculliformis sex: M location: Modesto county: Stanislaus collector: W.C. Cook coll_date: May 6 42 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34657 genus: Apamea species: cinefacta sex: location: Frank Raines Reg Park, Del Puerto Cyn, 19 mi W Patterson county: Stanislaus collecto... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34656 genus: Apamea species: amputatrix sex: location: La Grange county: Stanislaus collector: R.P.Allen coll_date: Dec 24 58 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34717 genus: Mythimna species: unipuncta sex: location: Woodward Reservoir county: Stanislaus collector: S.A.Brown,M.Alvarez coll_date: Ju... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34718 genus: Leucania species: extincta sex: location: I-5 Westley Rest Area county: Stanislaus collector: R.L. Langston coll_date: Jul 4 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 34719 genus: Leucania species: farcta sex: location: Patterson county: Stanislaus collector: R. van den Bosch coll_date: Apr 2 49 specimen... More