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: 14911 genus: Platyptilia species: williamsii sex: location: Manhattan Beach county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: May 5... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14908 genus: Platyptilia species: carduidactylus sex: location: Gorman county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: May 20 64 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14909 genus: Platyptilia species: percnodactylus sex: location: 4244 Avenida de la Encinal, Malibu county: Los Angeles collector: P & ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14910 genus: Platyptilia species: comstocki sex: location: Manhattan Beach county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Jun fr... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14916 genus: Stenoptilodes species: antirrhina sex: location: Manhattan Beach county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Oct... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14918 genus: Paraplatyptilia species: fragilis sex: location: Duarte county: Los Angeles collector: C. Henne coll_date: em Mar 12 42 speci... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14917 genus: Paraplatyptilia species: albidus sex: location: Chilao Flats, Angeles Crest Hwy county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14919 genus: Paraplatyptilia species: bifida sex: location: Mint Cyn, Acton county: Los Angeles collector: coll_date: May 31 20 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14912 genus: Anstenoptilia species: marmarodactyla sex: location: Pet Cemetary. Avalon, St. Catalina Is county: Los Angeles collector: K. ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14913 genus: Amblyptilia species: pica sex: location: Manhattan Beach county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Jun from 72... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14915 genus: Lioptilodes species: albistriolatus sex: location: Long Beach county: Los Angeles collector: C. Henne coll_date: Oct 19 52 sp... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 431 genus: Gillmeria species: pallidactyla sex: F location: Catalina Is, Gallaghers Cyn county: Los Angeles collector: S. Bennett coll_date... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14938 genus: Emmelina species: monodactyla sex: location: Buckhorn Flats county: Los Angeles collector: C.I. Smith coll_date: Jul 1 48 spe... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14932 genus: Hellinsia species: lacteodactylus sex: location: 4244 Avenida de la Encinal, Malibu county: Los Angeles collector: P & S ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14931 genus: Hellinsia species: grandis sex: location: Montebello county: Los Angeles collector: coll_date: in Aug specimen_loc: CDFA URL... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14937 genus: Hellinsia species: rigidus sex: location: Joshua Tree NM, Mojave Desert county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_da... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14933 genus: Hellinsia species: sulphureodactylus sex: location: Soledad Cyn county: Los Angeles collector: C.I. Smith coll_date: May 8 46... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14924 genus: Hellinsia species: fishii sex: location: Mint Cyn (Solemint) county: Los Angeles collector: C. Henne coll_date: em Apr 20 42 ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 433 genus: Hellinsia species: longifrons sex: F location: Avalon, Santa Catalina Is county: Los Angeles collector: D. Meadows coll_date: Ap... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2797 genus: Hellinsia species: catalinae sex: M location: Avalon, Sta Catalina Is county: Los Angeles collector: D. Meadows coll_date: May ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14936 genus: Hellinsia species: perditus sex: location: Solemint, Mint Cyn county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Apr 10... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14929 genus: Hellinsia species: pan sex: location: Little Rock county: Los Angeles collector: J.A. Comstock coll_date: Apr 12 33 specimen_... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14934 genus: Hellinsia species: australis sex: location: Wrightwood county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Aug 2 64 spec... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14928 genus: Hellinsia species: fieldi sex: location: Valyermo county: Los Angeles collector: N. McFarland coll_date: Oct 2 64 specimen_lo... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 432 genus: Hellinsia species: varioides sex: F location: Santa Catalina Is, Toyon Bay county: Los Angeles collector: S. Bennett coll_date: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14935 genus: Hellinsia species: varius sex: location: El Segundo Dunes county: Los Angeles collector: W.D. Pierce coll_date: em Jan 3 37 s... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14921 genus: Adaina species: ambrosiae sex: location: 4244 Avenida de la Encinal, Malibu county: Los Angeles collector: P & S Russsell... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14920 genus: Adaina species: zephyria sex: location: 4244 Avenida de la Encinal, Malibu county: Los Angeles collector: P & S Russsell ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14923 genus: Oidaematophorus species: mathewianus sex: location: Manhattan Beach county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14925 genus: Oidaematophorus species: phaceliae sex: location: San Gabriel R, El Monte county: Los Angeles collector: C. Henne coll_date: ... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14926 genus: Oidaematophorus species: grisescens sex: location: Mt Lowe county: Los Angeles collector: C. Hill coll_date: Jul 8 24 specime... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14922 genus: Oidaematophorus species: occidentalis sex: location: Cloudburst Cyn county: Los Angeles collector: J.A. Comstock coll_date: J... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14905 genus: Capperia species: ningoris sex: location: 4244 Avenida de la Encinal, Malibu county: Los Angeles collector: P & S Russsel... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14907 genus: Trichoptilus species: pygmaeus sex: location: Manhattan Beach county: Los Angeles collector: R.H. Leuschner coll_date: Jun fr... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2796 genus: Megalorrhipida species: leucodactylus sex: M location: San Clermente Is county: Los Angeles collector: Chan. Is Bio. Suevey col... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 14906 genus: Dejongia species: californicus sex: location: 4244 Avenida de la Encinal, Malibu county: Los Angeles collector: P & S Rus... More
CALIFORNA MOTH SPECIMEN DATABASE RECORD DETAILS seq_num: 2795 genus: Agdistis species: americana sex: M location: San Clemente Is county: Los Angeles collector: L.M. Martin coll_date: Apr 4 39 spe... More