Pandemis subovata

Pandemis subovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Genus: Pandemis
Species: P. subovata
Binomial name
Pandemis subovata
(Diakonoff, 1970)
Synonyms
  • Parapandemis subovata Diakonoff, 1970

Pandemis subovata is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in north Madagascar.[1]

The male of this species has a wingspan of 26 mm, the female of 35-36 mm. Their heads are pale ochreous and the forewings oblong suboval.

The male genitalia of this species are close to Pandemis stipulaceana but the female superficially resembles Pandemis capnobathra.[2]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Diakonoff, 1970, Lepidoptera Tortricoidea from Tsaratanana Range, Mém.Orstom No. 37, p.109-110


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