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.

Teinoptera olivina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Teinoptera
Species:
T. olivina
Binomial name
Teinoptera olivina
Synonyms
  • Copiphana olivina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
  • Cleophana olivina Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Copiphana ferrieri (Bellier, 1857)
  • Cleophana ferrieri Bellier, 1857

Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Dianthus and Acantholiman species

Subspecies

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  • Teinoptera olivina olivina
  • Teinoptera olivina deliblatica (eastern Europe)
  • Teinoptera olivina pseudoliva (Turkey)
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