Dihydroactinidiolide is a volatile terpene.

It has a sweet, tea-like odor and is used as a fragrance.

Dihydroactinidiolide occurs naturally in black tea, fenugreek, fire ants, mangoes, and tobacco.

It has also been prepared synthetically.

[1] Dihydroactinidiolide is a pheromone for a variety of insects;[2] for example, it is one of the three components of the pheromone for queen recognition of the workers of the red fire ant.