Mecistoptera is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.

Palpi long, obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly clothed with scales.

Antennae with long cilia in male, which is short in female.

Forewings long and narrow with produced and acute apex.

The outer margin truncate from vein 4 to anal angle.