Mesoptila melanolopha explained

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.^[1]

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding Stephania species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Mironov, V. G.; Galsworthy, A. C. & Yazaki, K. (2009). "A survey of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in mainland South East Asia: Part II". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 60 (3): 167-188.
2. Web site: 千金藤球果尺蛾 Eupithecia melanolopha Swinhoe, 1895 . zh:驚奇山行 . Surprise mountain line . zh . May 24, 2009 . April 21, 2020.
3. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Eupithecia melanolopha Swinhoe . The Moths of Borneo . April 21, 2020.