Monotypic moth genera

Indomyrlaea is a genus of snout moths described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler and Peter Victor Küppers in 1979. It contains the species Indomyrlaea auchmodes described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1905. It is known from Australia.

Oxyalcia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Paul Dognin in 1905. Its only species, Oxyalcia mira, was described by Herbert Druce in 1902 and is known from Ecuador.

Staga is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, containing the single species Staga producta from Madagascar.

Drepanofoda is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Drepanofoda juncta, is found in Sikkim, India. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1894.

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Turneriprocris is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae. It contains only one species, Turneriprocris dolens, which is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Erebochlora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Erebochlora tesserulata, was first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Colombia.

Tephriopis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tephriopis divulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.

Stathmopolitis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It is the only genus of the Stathmopolitinae subfamily and contains only one species, Stathmopolitis tragocoprella, which is found on the Canary Islands.

Viriclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Viriclanis kingstoni, which has been recorded in Tanzania. Both the genus and the species were first described by Leif Aarvik in 1999.

Eclactistis is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae.

Tolnaodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1913. Its only species, Tolnaodes dasynota, was first described by Felder in 1874. It is found in French Guiana.

Cocytia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Cocytia durvillii, an uncommon day-flying moth found in lowland areas of the Moluccas, Aru, and New Guinea. The species has clear wings bordered with black, with an orange patch at the base of each forewing and long antennae, thicker at the outer end. Both the genus and species were first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1828.

Mesosindris is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Pierre Viette in 1960. Its only species, Mesosindris paulianalis, described by the same author in the same year, is known from Madagascar.

Deana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1859. It contains only one species, Deana hybreasalis, which is endemic to New Zealand.

Costicoma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Costicoma exangulata, which is found in northern India.

Arpia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Arpia janeira, is found in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1896.

Cervicrambus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Cervicrambus eximiellus, which is found in Brazil (Bahia, Parana, São Paulo).

Doshia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Doshia miltopeza, is found in Chile. Both the genus and species were described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978.

Theresimima is a genus of moths. T. ampellophaga, the vine bud moth, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found from Algeria, Spain and southern France through most of southern Europe to the northern coast of the Black Sea. In the north, it ranges up to Hungary and Slovakia and in the east, the range extends to the southern part of European Russia, the western Caucasus and Transcaucasia, through Turkey, Lebanon and Syria to Israel.

Melanalis, is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1906. Its only species, Melanalis perfusca, described by the same author in the same year, is found in South Africa.

Baptotropa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Hampson in 1918 and contains the species Baptotropa tricolorella. It is found in Assam, India.

Supercrambus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Supercrambus albiradialis, which is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Parana).

Yepcalphis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Nye in 1975. Its only species, Yepcalphis dilectissima, was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, the Oriental tropics, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Sula Islands.

Tifama is a monotypic moth genus in the family Notodontidae (the prominent moths) erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Its only species, Tifama chera, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The species is known to occur in Suriname and Brazil.

Melathrix is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1893. Its only species, Melathrix praetextella, was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877, originally under the genus Pempelia, but was subsequently moved to Melathrix by Ragonot. It is known from Turkmenistan (including Krasnowodsk, the type location).

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Africella is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Hampson in 1930 and contains the species Africella micraeola. It is found in Ghana.

Conocramboides is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. Its only species, Conocramboides seychellellus, described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1910, is found in the Seychelles, Réunion and in Mauritius.

Austropaschia is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by George Hampson in 1916, and contains the species Austropaschia porrigens. It is found in Australia.

Ctenarchis is a genus of moths of the family Carposinidae, containing only one species, Ctenarchis cramboides. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North Island. It has been observed in the Northland, Auckland, as well as in the Tararua regions. Adults have been observed or collected from December to March and in June and July as well as October. As at 2017 the larval host is currently unknown. Adults are attracted to light. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.

Elbursia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Elbursia stocki, which is found in the Alborz Mountains in Iran.

Dictyestra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. It contains only one species, Dictyestra dissectus, the angle network armyworm, first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from India to Indochina, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Sundaland and the Philippines and from Sulawesi to the Moluccas and New Guinea.

Neocaphys is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Neocaphys purpuralis, was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956. It is found in Venezuela.

Mimeugoa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Mimeugoa bifasciata, is found in Simla, Pakistan. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1895 and the species a year earlier in 1894.

Pachetra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1841. Its only species, Pachetra sagittigera, the feathered ear, was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in central and southern Europe, east to the Ural, north to southern England, Sweden and Finland. Southwards it is found from Anatolia, central Asia and the Altai up to Mongolia. It is also present in North Africa.

Pyretaulax is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Pyretaulax miltogramma, which is found on Java.

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Bycombia verdugoensis is a moth in the subfamily Thyatirinae and only member of the genus Bycombia. It was described by Hill in 1927. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern California.

Coniogenes is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae. The sole species is Coniogenes contempta, which is endemic to Taiwan.

Eriocranites is an extinct genus of moth in the family Elachistidae. It contains only one species, Eriocranites hercynicus, which was described from Willershausen in Germany. It is dated to the Pliocene.

Hymenosphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae containing only one species, Hymenosphecia albomaculata, which is known from Uganda.

Australephestiodes is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. It contains only one species Australephestiodes stictella, which is found in Florida and on the Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Praemendesia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Kozlov in 1987. It contains the species P. minima, which was described from Baltic amber in Russia. It is dated to the Eocene.

Vittabotys is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Vittabotys mediomaculalis, which is found in China (Guangdong).

Eucampyla is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Eucampyla etheiella, is known from Micronesia, the Society Islands and Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882.

Archephia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Archephia basilinea, is known from South Africa. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1902.

Ischnangela is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Ischnangela eremocentra, which is found on Java.

Pectinobotys is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1959. Its only species, Pectinobotys woytkowskii, described in the same article, is found in Peru.

Baecula is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Baecula gallopavo, is found in Venezuela. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

Taikona is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. It contains the single species Taikona matsumurai.

Clatrodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Clatrodes squaleralis, which is found in Madagascar.

Adenopteryx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Pyralidae. It contains only one species, Adenopteryx conchyliatalis, which is found in Algeria.

Ereboenis is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Ereboenis saturata, is found in southern India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.

Synclitodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1974. It contains only one species, Synclitodes decoripennis, described in the same article, which is found in Bolivia and Brazil.

Anypsipyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Its only species, Anypsipyla univitella, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala), South America (Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador) and has also been recorded from Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica and Florida in the southern United States.

Acolastodes is a monotypic snout moth genus in the subfamily Phycitinae. Its only species, Acolastodes oenotripta, is found in Fiji. Both the genus and the species were described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.

Barymochtha is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Barymochtha entherastis, which is found in Guyana.

Campbellana is a genus of moths of the Carposinidae family, containing only one species, Campbellana attenuata. This species is endemic to the Campbell Islands of New Zealand.

Epiparthia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. Its only species, Epiparthia vasta, described by the same author, is found in Jordan.