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I find that side-by-side comparison of moths shown at the same scale with a calibrated, neutral background can be immensely helpful for their identification. I hope I got these 7 species of genus Lithophane right. The same (and more) specimens can be seen as live moths at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&taxon_id=143353&place_id=14&preferred_place_id=1&locale=en&user_id=naturecandids.
All specimens collected in Northern California (Lake, Napa, and Placer counties) in 2020-2022. Leg. and phot. V. Heinrich.
(1) Lithophane dilatocula
(2) Lithophane gausapata
(3) Lithophane georgii
(4) Lithophane subtilis
(5) Lithophane contenta
(6) Lithophane tephrina
(7) Lithophane pertorrida