Monotypic moth genera

Agaltara is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species Agaltara nebulosa, which is found in Malawi and Rwanda. Both the genus and species were first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1979.

Apothriguna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Nolidae. Its only species, Apothriguna legrandi, is endemic to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles. Both the genus and species were first described by Emilio Berio in 1962.

Palaeoses is a genus of moths of the family Palaeosetidae. It consists of only one species, Palaeoses scholastica, which is only known from Queensland.

Dectocera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and contains the species D. pseudolimbella. It is found in Croatia.

Gomphoscopa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Xyloryctidae. Its only species, Gomphoscopa catoryctopsis, is found in the Australian state of South Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893.

Gnathotona is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Gnathotona thermopsamma, is found in Paraguay. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.

Oncolabis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848. Its only species, Oncolabis anticella, described in the same article, is known from Brazil.

Eugyroptera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by John David Bradley in 1977. Its single species, Eugyroptera robertsi, described by the same author nine years earlier, is known from Nigeria.

Auchmera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its single species, Auchmera falsalis, was described by the same author in 1908. It is found in India.

Copibryophila is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Copibryophila angelica, is found in the US state of California. Both the genus and species were first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1900.

Hovaesia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae containing only one species, Hovaesia donckieri, which is known from Madagascar.

Neocoristis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. Its only species, Neocoristis entomophaga, was described by the same author in the same year. It is known from Java, Indonesia (including Telawa, the type location).

Marmaroxena is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Marmaroxena autochalca, which is found on Samoa.

Antigambra is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Antigambra amphitrocta, which is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Basanasca is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Basanasca parcens, which is found in Brazil.

Polypsecta is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Polypsecta halmeuta, which is found in Brazil.

Euprora is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Euprora argentiliniella, which is found in the southern parts of the United States, including Texas and Florida.

Ocoba is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its one species, Ocoba melanophila, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.

Compsulyx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It contains only one species, Compsulyx cochereaui, which is known from New Caledonia.

Oedilepia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its single species, Oedilepia striginervella, was originally described under the genus Nephopterix by Hampson in 1903. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Cladenia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Cladenia mocha, is found in Suriname. Both the genus and the species were first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1880.

Burgeonidea is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Jean Ghesquière in 1942. Its only species, Burgeonidea meteoraula, described by Edward Meyrick in 1934, is found in Uganda.

Balionebris is a genus of moths in the family Agonoxenidae, with a single species.

Arthromastix is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Arthromastix lauralis, which is found in Central America (including Belize, Costa Rica), South America (including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina), as well as the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

Hylopercnas is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934, and contains the species H. eribolax. It is found on Fiji.

Avittonia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Avittonia albidentata, is known from Singapore. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.

Agiton is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epermeniidae. Its sole species, Agiton idioptila, is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926.

Leucanimorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Leucanimorpha disjuncta, is found in Somalia. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1870.

Pyloetis is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae. It consists of only one species, Pyloetis mimosae, which is found in Asia, including Japan and Taiwan.

Exodesis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1919. Its only species, E. vaterfieldi, described in the same article, is found in Sudan.

Malgasochilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Malgasochilo autarotellus, which is found in Madagascar (Nosy Be). The forewings of this species are dull-greyish brown with a length of 12 mm.

Catazetema is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Catazetema trivialis, which is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Metephestia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Metephestia simplicula, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881. It is known from Colombia, southern Florida, Puerto Rico and the West Indies.

Thyrioclostera is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae which was erected in 1929 by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt. It is monotypic, having a single species, Thyrioclostera trespuntada originally described as Callopistria trespuntada by Paul Dognin in 1894, and which is known from Ecuador and Peru.

Exsilirarcha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Exsilirarcha graminea, which is endemic to New Zealand. Both the genus and the species were described by John Salmon and J. D. Bradley in 1956.

Amyelois is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956. Its single species, Amyelois transitella, the navel orangeworm, described by Francis Walker in 1863, is endemic to the tropical Western Hemisphere, including the southern United States. Its abundance in California increased greatly during the first half of the 20th century.

Khachia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. Its only species, Khachia albicostella, is known from Iran.

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Meekiaria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1974. It contains only one species, Meekiaria lignea, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in New Guinea.

Palaeopsyche is a genus of moths in the family Epipyropidae. It consists of only one species Palaeopsyche melanias, which is found in the wet tropics of Queensland.

Zorzines is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Zorzines plumula, is found in Panama. Both the genus and the species were first described by Herbert Druce in 1891.

Asaluria is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1958 and contains the species Asaluria reisseri. It is found in Iran.

Masthala is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Francis Walker in 1864. Its single species, Masthala favillalella, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Australia.

Orthotelia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Orthoteliinae. Orthotelia sparganella, a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae, is its only species.

Caustella is a monotypic snout moth genus in the family Pyralidae described by George Hampson in 1930. Its only species, Caustella micralis, was described by the same author in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Dogninades is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Schaus in 1916. Its only species, Dogninades jactatalis, was first described by Francis Walker in 1859 (sources vary). It is found in Venezuela.

Ciliocera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954. Its single species, Ciliocera leucosarca, described by Edward Meyrick in 1937, is found in Iraq. Moths of this species fly at a height of .

Melanergon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. Its only species, Melanergon vidua, was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in New Guinea.

Scoliographa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Scoliographa argospila, is found in Guyana. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.

Adelomorpha is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Adelomorpha ritsemae, which is found on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia.

Colpocrita is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Colpocrita diptila, which is found in Brazil.

Palmartona is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae. It contains only one species, Palmartona catoxantha, which is found from Myanmar eastwards throughout Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Nias, Java, Bangka, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), the Philippines (Palawan) to Papua New Guinea. There is one record for Australia (Queensland).

Bareia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Bareia incidens, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.

Homodigma is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its single species, Homodigma geera, described in the same year, is found in Sri Lanka.

Nyctaegeria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sesiidae erected by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1914. Its only species, Nyctaegeria nobilis, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1910. It exists in Angola and Tanzania.

Synacroloxis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae described by László Anthony Gozmány in 1952. Its only species, Synacroloxis dis, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Hungary.

Rhynchetria is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Rhynchetria damasales, which is found on Java.

Sarobela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Turner in 1936. Its only species, Sarobela litterata, was first described by Pagenstecher in 1888. It is found in Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Borneo and Australia.

Lasiostega is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. Its only species, Lasiostega siderina, was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in India.

Adullamitis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Adullamitis emancipata, which is found in Brazil.