Tehama bonifatella explained

Tehama is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Tehama bonifatella, the western lawn moth, which is found in Greenland and North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Labrador, Manitoba, Nevada, Quebec and Washington.[1] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The larvae feed on various grasses and Trifolium repens.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5453 mothphotographersgroup
  2. Web site: Schmidt, B. C. . Bird, C. D. . amp . May 5, 2003 . Species Details: Tehama bonifatella . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 27, 2020.