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: 8550 genus: Peridroma species: saucia sex: location: 5 mi E Gasquet county: Del Norte collector: J. Powell coll_date: Jul 9 58 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8537 genus: Agrotis species: ipsilon sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del NOrte collector: coll_date: in Jul specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8535 genus: Agrotis species: vancouverensis sex: location: Crescent City county: Del Norte collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Aug 23 73 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8536 genus: Agrotis species: gravis sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.W. Anderson coll_date: May 20 63 specimen_loc: U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8538 genus: Euxoa species: cryptica sex: location: Six R NF, Bear Basin Bot. Area county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 2... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8539 genus: Euxoa species: vetusta sex: location: Fort Dick county: Del Norte collector: Anderson coll_date: Sep 10 62 specimen_loc: UCD U... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8547 genus: Euxoa species: perexcellens sex: location: Crescent City county: Del Norte collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA UR... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8541 genus: Euxoa species: declarata declarata sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 28 2... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8543 genus: Euxoa species: occidentalis sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 17 2003 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8546 genus: Euxoa species: bicollaris sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 17 2003 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8544 genus: Euxoa species: infausta sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 28 2003 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8545 genus: Euxoa species: satis sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 17 2003 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2101 genus: Euxoa species: basalis sex: M location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: Bauer & Buckett coll. coll_date: Aug 28 52 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8540 genus: Euxoa species: simulata sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 17 2003 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8548 genus: Euxoa species: wilsoni sex: location: Fort Dick county: Del Norte collector: Anderson coll_date: Aug 5 to Sep 9 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8549 genus: Ochropleura species: implecta sex: location: Crescent City county: Del Norte collector: J. Anderson coll_date: Jul 15 62 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8563 genus: Abagrotis species: erratica erratica sex: location: Grassy Flat CG, 3 mi W Patricks Cr county: Del Norte collector: P.A. Opler... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8564 genus: Abagrotis species: trigona sex: location: Six R NF, Bear Basin Bot. Area county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Au... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8566 genus: Abagrotis species: apposita sex: location: Grassy Flat CG, 3 mi W Patricks Cr county: Del Norte collector: P.A. Opler coll_dat... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8567 genus: Abagrotis species: placida sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 17 2003 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8565 genus: Abagrotis species: scopeops sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: Bauer & Buckett coll. coll_date: Sep 20 64... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8560 genus: Adelphagrotis species: indeterminata sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 28... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8559 genus: Adelphagrotis species: stellaris sex: location: 11 mi NE Crescent City county: Del Norte collector: Bauer & Buckett coll. ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8551 genus: Diarsia species: esurialis sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.W. Anderson coll_date: May 27 63 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8561 genus: Cerastis species: cornuta sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: coll_date: in Mar specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8569 genus: Parabagrotis species: insularis sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: not given coll_date: Sep 10 62 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8568 genus: Parabagrotis species: exsertistigma sex: location: Grassy Flat CG, 3 mi W Patricks Cr county: Del Norte collector: P.A. Opler ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8570 genus: Parabagrotis species: sulinaris sex: location: Bear Basin Botanical Area county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Au... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8554 genus: Graphiphora species: augur sex: location: Crescent City county: Del Norte collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Aug 11 71 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8553 genus: Spaelotis species: clandestina sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 17 2003 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8556 genus: Xestia species: smithii sex: location: Crescent City county: Del Norte collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Aug 11 71 specimen... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8557 genus: Xestia species: cinerascens sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.S. Buckett coll_date: Sep 10 62 specimen_loc... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8558 genus: Xestia species: mustelina sex: location: Bear Basin Botanical Area, Bear Basin county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_da... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8555 genus: Xestia species: c-nigrum sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.W. Anderson coll_date: Sep 15 62 specimen_loc: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8562 genus: Noctua species: pronuba sex: location: S fork Smith River county: Del Norte collector: reported by J.A. Powell coll_date: Jun ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8485 genus: Galgula species: partita sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: coll_date: in Sep specimen_loc: CDFA URL: https:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8483 genus: Proxenus species: miranda nitens sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.W. Anderson coll_date: Jun 12 63 specim... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8484 genus: Caradrina species: meralis sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 28 2003 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8475 genus: Phlogophora species: periculosa sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: Bauer & Buckett coll. coll_date: Aug 1... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8468 genus: Oligia species: violacea violacea sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: not given coll_date: Sep 3 69 specimen_l... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2097 genus: Resapamea species: venosa sex: M location: Fort Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.W.Anderson coll_date: Jun 25-Jul 26 62 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8465 genus: Eremobina species: claudens (hanhami) sex: location: Ft. Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.W. Anderson coll_date: Aug 10 63 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8466 genus: Eremobina species: unicincta sex: location: Bear Basin Butte county: Del Norte collector: R. Wielgus coll_date: Aug 17 2003 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8472 genus: Hydraecia species: obliqua sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.S. Buckett coll_date: Aug 29 62 specimen_loc:... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 8470 genus: Helotropha species: reniformis sex: location: Ft Dick county: Del Norte collector: J.W. Anderson coll_date: Jul 29 62 specimen... More