Teinoptera olivina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Yugoslavia, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Arabia and Saudi Arabia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Teinoptera |
| Species: | T. olivina
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| Teinoptera olivina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
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Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Dianthus and Acantholiman species
Subspecies
edit- Teinoptera olivina olivina
- Teinoptera olivina deliblatica (eastern Europe)
- Teinoptera olivina pseudoliva (Turkey)
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