Mesoptila melanolopha

Mesoptila melanolopha is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in Nepal, China (Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Hunan), Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India (Sikkim, Meghalaya), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and on Java, Bali and Borneo.^[4]

Mesoptila melanolopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Mesoptila
Species:	M. melanolopha
Binomial name
Mesoptila melanolopha (C. Swinhoe, 1895)[1][2][3]
Synonyms
Eupithecia melanolopha C. Swinhoe, 1895 Tephroclystia melanolopha Eupithecia owadai Vojnits, 1988

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.^[5]

The larvae have been recorded feeding Stephania species.^[6]