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: 38394 genus: Peridroma species: saucia sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 8 80 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38391 genus: Agrotis species: ipsilon sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 2-3 80 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38392 genus: Euxoa species: messoria sex: location: county: Yuba collector: coll_date: in May specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https://essigdb.be... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38393 genus: Euxoa species: bicollaris sex: location: Galena county: Yuba collector: Y.R. Pilate coll_date: Jun 27 17 specimen_loc: CNC UR... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38397 genus: Abagrotis species: scopeops sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J.T. Doyen coll_date: May 2 80 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38396 genus: Adelphagrotis species: indeterminata sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: May 10 61 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38399 genus: Parabagrotis species: formalis sex: location: 1 mi NE Challenge county: Yuba collector: P.Jump coll_date: Jun 5 97 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38398 genus: Parabagrotis species: exsertistigma sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 2-3 80 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38400 genus: Parabagrotis species: sulinaris sex: location: 1 mi NE Challenge county: Yuba collector: P.Jump coll_date: Jun 5 97 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38395 genus: Xestia species: c-nigrum sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: May 10 61 specimen_loc: UCB... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38375 genus: Spodoptera species: exigua sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: coll_date: in Oct specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38376 genus: Spodoptera species: praefica sex: location: 1 mi NE Challenge county: Yuba collector: Peter Jump coll_date: Jun 5 97 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38374 genus: Caradrina species: montana sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: May 24 61 specimen_loc: U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38367 genus: Oligia species: violacea violacea sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: Jun 3 61 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38368 genus: Amphipoea species: lunata sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: Jun 6 61 specimen_loc: UCB... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38363 genus: Apamea species: cuculliformis sex: location: Dry Cr 4 mi NW Smithville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 5-6 8... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38365 genus: Apamea species: cinefacta sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 3 80 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38364 genus: Apamea species: albina sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 3 80 specimen_loc: U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38369 genus: Papaipema species: sauzalitae sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: coll_date: in Oct specimen_loc: CDFA URL: ht... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38385 genus: Mythimna species: unipuncta sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 30 80 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38386 genus: Leucania species: farcta sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: Jun 5 61 specimen_loc: UCB ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38387 genus: Egira species: hiemalis sex: location: Browns Valley county: Yuba collector: S. Miller coll_date: Jan 9 2002 specimen_loc: LA... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38388 genus: Homorthodes species: hanhami hanhami sex: location: 1 mi NE Challenge county: Yuba collector: P.M. Jump coll_date: Jun 5 97 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38390 genus: Protorthodes species: alfkenii sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 3 80 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38383 genus: Lacinipolia species: quadrilineata sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: May 11 61 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38382 genus: Admetovis species: similaris sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Whitfield coll_date: May 3 80 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38384 genus: Dargida species: procinctus sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J.T. Doyen coll_date: May 3-4 80 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38373 genus: Pseudobryomima species: fallax sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 2-3 80 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38372 genus: Pseudobryomima species: muscosa sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 2-3 80 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38380 genus: Lithophane species: pertorrida sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: coll_date: in Oct specimen_loc: CDFA URL: h... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38371 genus: Aseptis species: binotata sex: location: 1 mi NE Challenge county: Yuba collector: P. Jump coll_date: Jun 5 97 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38370 genus: Aseptis species: fumosa sex: location: Dry Cr 4 mi NW Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 5-6 80 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38379 genus: Xylena species: nupera sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: coll_date: in Apr specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https://e... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38366 genus: Aseptis species: marina sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 2-3 80 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38359 genus: Ponometia species: elegantula (arizonae) sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: C. Slobodchikoff coll_date: Jun 16... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38360 genus: Pseudalypia species: crotchii sex: location: Sierra Foothills FS, 6 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_da... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38362 genus: Eudryas species: brevipennis sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J.Doyen coll_date: May 3-4 80 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38361 genus: Acronicta species: interrupta sex: location: Marysville county: Yuba collector: H.F. Madsen coll_date: May 10 61 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38381 genus: Sympistis species: wilsonensis sex: location: 3 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J.T. Doyen coll_date: May 2 80 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38377 genus: Axenus species: arvalis sex: location: 5 mi N Smartville county: Yuba collector: J. Powell coll_date: May 7 80 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 38378 genus: Annaphila species: diva sex: location: 3 mi N Comptonville county: Yuba collector: P.A. Opler coll_date: Apr 12 72 specimen_l... More