- Coryphista meadii
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Coryphista meadii 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Genus: Coryphista Species: C. meadii Binomial name Coryphista meadii
(Packard, 1874)Synonyms - Scotosia meadii Packard, 1874
- Rheumaptera meadii
- Coryphista badiaria (H. Edwards, 1885) (form)
- Coryphista optimata (Strecker, 1899)
- Coryphista meadii atlantica Munroe, 1954
- Coryphista meadii fumosa Comstock, 1967
The Barberry Geometer Moth or Barberry Looper (Coryphista meadii) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
The wingspan is 30-36 mm. There are two forms. The typical form is dark brown, while form "badiaria" has orangish-brown antemedial and subterminal bands. The hindwings are pale grayish-brown with variably distinct lines and a toothed/wavy margin.
Adults are on wing from April to October. There are several generations per year.
The larvae feed on Berberis species[1], an introduced shrub in most of eastern North America.
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