Western-lawn-moth
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Tehama
western lawn moth (for sole species Tehama bonifatella)
Tehama is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Crambidae, established by George D. Hulst in 1888. The genus contains a single species, Tehama bonifatella, commonly known as the western lawn moth. This small moth is distributed across northern North America, including Greenland, Canada, and the western United States, where it inhabits grassland ecosystems. The larvae feed on grasses, making it one of the few crambid moths associated with lawn and turf habitats.