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Lithophane contenta - male
Copyright © 2020 Glenn Fine

Lithophane contenta - Male
Eddy Mountains, 3,625', Siskiyou County, California, USA
January 31, 2020
Size: FW = ~18 mm
A lighter Lithophane contenta attracted to light. PNW has a good image and description. MPG shows this moth in my area and has a couple of pinned images that are a pretty good match.

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Contributed by Glenn Fine on 31 January, 2020 - 12:37pm
Last updated 15 February, 2020 - 2:39pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 6 February, 2020 - 9:27pm

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