Monotypic moth genera

Adelopsyche is an extinct genus of moths in the family Psychidae. The single species, Adelopsyche frustans, was found in the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado, United States. The fossil is dated to the Late Eocene.

Pyradena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1958. Its only species, Pyradena mirifica, described by Aristide Caradja in 1931, is found in China.

Benderia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1949. Its single species, Benderia talhouki, was described by the same author. It is found in Iran.

Preptos is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Preptos oropus, is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1892.

Schreiteriana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described in 1937 and renamed in 1982 by David Stephen Fletcher. Its only species, Schreiteriana pectinicornis, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1937 and is found in Argentina.

Anthometra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Anthometra plumularia, is found in southwestern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840.

Sosxetra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Sosxetra grata, is found in Latin America. Both the genus and the species were described by Francis Walker in 1862.

Chalenata is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1864.

Gerdana is a genus of moths in the family Autostichidae. It contains only one species, Gerdana caritella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States.

Xenotemna is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Xenotemna pallorana, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska to California, east to Florida and north to Quebec and Ontario.

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Brithodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Brithodes quadrilineata, is known from New Guinea. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908.

Vestura is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. Its only species, Vestura minereusalis, was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra and Singapore.

Microcrambon is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. Its single species, Microcrambon paphiellus, described by Achille Guenée in 1862, is endemic to Réunion and Seychelles.

Psychidocossus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982. Its one species, Psychidocossus infantilis, described by William Schaus in 1911, is found in Costa Rica.

Sudaniola is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Roesler in 1973. It contains only one species Sudaniola remanella, which is found in Spain and Sudan.

Eublemmodes is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Max Gaede in 1917, and is known from Cameroon. It contains the species Eublemmodes contumacialis.

Oxybia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Rebel in 1901. Its only species, Oxybia transversella, was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836. It is found in southern Europe and on the Canary Islands.

Akaisphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.

Absala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Absala dorcada, which is found in China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893.

Stauropussa is a monotypic moth genus of the family of Notodontidae erected by Embrik Strand in 1912. Its only species, Stauropussa chloe, was first described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Laniipriva is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Laniipriva antobliqua which is found in Venezuela.

Pseuderythrolophus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1932. Its only species, Pseuderythrolophus bipunctatus, was described by Warren in 1899. It was found in what was then British New Guinea. It has one subspecies, Pseuderythrolophus bipunctatus idmon, described by Prout in 1930, which is found in Fiji.

Orthia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Orthia augias, is found in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Both the genus and species were first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.

Mimasarta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Mimasarta niveifascialis, which is found in Central Asia.

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Godasa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. Its only species, Godasa sidae, was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.

Cephalissa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Cephalissa siria, the orange triangle moth, is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been classified as nationally vulnerable by the Department of Conservation. It has suffered a contraction of its range, no longer being seen in Dunedin or Invercargill. It is currently found in the Mt Watkin Scenic Reserve, in eastern Otago, in the Rongahere Gorge and in the Dansey Ecological District. C. siria is known to inhabit kahikatea forest amongst Carex species as well as short tussock grasslands and shrubland. The lar

Occidentalia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. and Carl Heinrich in 1927. It contains only one species, Occidentalia comptulatalis, described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Indiana, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, New York, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

Chilkasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chilkasa falcata, is found in India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and the species were first described by Swinhoe in 1885.

Negloides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Negloides oceanitis, is known from Madagascar. Both the genus and species were described by Prout in 1931.

Hannemanneia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler in 1967. Its only species, Hannemanneia tacapella, was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is known from South Africa and Tunisia.

Scintillithex is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Scintillithex glaucisparsa, which is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.

Discofrontia is a monotypic snout moth genus in the family Pyralidae. Its single species, Discofrontia normella, is found in South Africa. The genus was described by George Hampson in 1891, but the species was described by the same author in 1901.

Aethalina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Aethalina asaphes, is found in Queensland, Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Turner in 1902.

Bantuana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by William Lucas Distant in 1906. Its single species, Bantuana cregoei, described by the same author in the same year, is found in South Africa.

Fredia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Fredia tchahbaharia, which is found in Iran.

Nylonala is a monotypic snout moth genus described by László Anthony Gozmány in 1960. Its only species, Nylonala infidelis, described in the same article, is found in Egypt.

Margaretania is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Margaretania superba, which is found in Iran.

Endobrachys is a monotypic moth genus in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, Endobrachys revocans, which is found in Peru, French Guiana and Brazil.

Habrophila is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. This genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It consists of only one species, Habrophila compseuta, which is endemic to New Zealand.

Agoma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Agoma trimenii, or '''Trimen's false tiger''', was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from most countries of subtropical Africa.

Ardekanopsis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954. Its one species, also described by Amsel, is Ardekanopsis griseella. It is found in Iran.

Diplothecta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Diplothecta loxomita, occurs in Queensland, Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner, the genus in 1920 and the species 12 years earlier in 1908.

Elusia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Schaus in 1940. Its only species, Elusia enalis, described in the same publication, is found in Puerto Rico.

Marplena designina is a moth in the family Drepanidae and the only species in the genus Marplena. Both species and genus were described by Maureen A. Lane in 1973. It is found in South Africa.

Ochetoxena is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Ochetoxena phaneraula, which is found in South Africa.

Eremicola is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Eremicola semitica, which is found in Palestinian Territories.

thumb|left Alatanadata is a monotypic genus of moths in the family of Notodontidae. Its only species, Alatanadata latipennis, is found in Cameroon. Both the genus and species were first described by Embrik Strand in 1912.

Amiana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Amiana niama, is found in the US state of Arizona. Both the genus and species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904.

Encryphia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Encryphia frontisignata, first described by Francis Walker in 1863, is found in Australia.

Brevicella is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Brevicella emarginata, which is found in New Guinea.

Epiparachma is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956, and contains the species Epiparachma notabila. It is found in Venezuela.

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Heteropacha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae described by Leon F. Harvey in 1874. Its only species, Heteropacha rileyana, or '''Riley's lappet moth''', was described by the same author in the same year. It can be found in the US states of Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and Georgia.

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Oidemastis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Oidemastis caliginosa, is found in French Guiana. Both the genus and the species were first described by William Schaus in 1916.

Omphalota is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its one species, Omphalota chlorobasis, was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is known from India (including Simla, the type location).

Idneodes is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1892, and contains the species Idneodes tretopteralis. It is found in Brazil.

Bryonympha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Immidae. Its only species, Bryonympha silvana, is found on Grande Comore of the Comoros in the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1930.