''Pandemis subovata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Tortricidae. It is found in north

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. 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 ''Pandemis stipulaceana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Républiqu ...

'' but the female superficially resembles ''

Pandemis capnobathra ''Pandemis capnobathra'' is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in northern and eastern parts of Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; f ...

''.Diakonoff, 1970, ''Lepidoptera Tortricoidea from Tsaratanana Range'', Mém.Orstom No. 37, p.109-110

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