Teinoptera gafsana

Teinoptera gafsana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Teinoptera
Species:	T. gafsana
Binomial name
	Teinoptera gafsana; (Blachier, 1905)
Synonyms
	Teinoptera gafsana (Blachier, 1905); Cleophana gafsana Blachier, 1905;

Teinoptera gafsana is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Theodore Blachier in 1905.[1] It is found from Morocco through all north-western Africa to Libya. It is also found in the central Arabian deserts, Iraq and Israel.

Adults are on wing from February to April. There is one generation per year.

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (October 3, 2019). "Teinoptera gafsana (Blachier, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33 (129): 83–95.

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