Monotypic moth genera

Mystacernis alphesta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Mystacernis. The genus and species were both described by Edward Meyrick in 1915 and are found in Malawi.

Crystallozyga is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Crystallozyga alicia, is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.

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

Ethiopsella is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Ethiopsella nasuta, is found in Nigeria. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1930.

Mesepiola specca is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in desert and chaparral habitats in southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.

Metantithyra silvestrella is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Metantithyra. The species and genus were both described by Pierre Viette in 1957 and are found on La Réunion.

Ebuleodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Ebuleodes simplex, which is found in India (Khasia Hills).

Lucasidia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Lucasidia phenax, is found in Morocco. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Boursin in 1937.

Cyiza is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Francis Walker in 1864. Its only species, Cyiza punctalis, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Malaysia.

Protogrypa is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Protogrypa citromicta, which is found in Sri Lanka.

Hedyleptopsis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Hedyleptopsis flava, which is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi).

Peristactis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Peristactis taraxias, which is found in Sri Lanka.

Argyrostola is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1896. It contains only one species, Argyrostola ruficostalis, which is found in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and in Panama.

Oxydisia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its single species, Oxydisia hyperythrella, described by the same author, is known from Australia.

Eustrotiopis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Eustrotiopis chlorata, is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.

Cyclocausta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Cyclocausta trilineata, which is found in Brazil, where it has been recorded from the Amazons.

Ceratothalama is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Ceratothalama argosema, is known from Fiji. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.

Licha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Licha undilinealis, is found in Venezuela and the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

Macropyralis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1953. Its single species, Macropyralis gigantalis, described by the same author, is found in Mauritania.

Clepsicosma is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae. As at 2022, this genus contains only one described species, Clepsicosma iridia, which is endemic to New Zealand. The species inhabits native forest in the North Island as well as the northern and western parts of the South Island down to Westland. The larval host of this species is assumed to be species of Cutty grass, possibly including Gahnia setifolia and Gahnia xanthocarpa, although the life history of this species is unknown. The adults of C. iridia are on the wing from December until May. They are nocturnal, and are attracted to li

Protagophleps is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Protagophleps masoala, which is found on Madagascar.

Sericophylla is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1937. Its only species, Sericophylla nivalis, described in the same paper, is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Stenbergmania is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Felix Bryk in 1949. Its only species, Stenbergmania albomaculalis, was first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1864. It is found in southeastern Siberia.

Pterothrixidia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954. Its one species, described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836, is Pterothrixidia rufella. It is found in France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Iran.

Amontes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its sole species is Amontes princeps, which was described by Viette in 1958. It is found in Madagascar.

Xanthophysa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1964. It contains only one species, Xanthophysa psychialis, the xanthophysa moth, described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Medaniaria is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler and Peter Victor Küppers in 1979. Its one species, Medaniaria adiacritis, described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904, is known from Australia, including Queensland.

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

Transita is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Transita exaesia, which is found in Nepal.

Callasopia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890, and contains the species Callasopia rosealis. It is found in Puerto Rico.

Syfanoidea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Syfanoidea schencki, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Max Bartel in 1903.

Telephirca quadrifariella is a moth of the family Autostichidae and the only species in the genus Telephirca. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.

Heterocrasa is a monotypic snout moth genus described by William Warren in 1896. Its only species, Heterocrasa expansalis, described by the same author in the same year, is found in India.

Sclerocona is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae which contains only one species, Sclerocona acutella (also known as the streaked orange moth). It was first described by the Prussian biologist Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1842.

Khuzistania is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1959. Its single species, Khuzistania richteri, described by the same author, is found in Iran.

Diploptalis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Diploptalis metallescens, which is found in Nigeria.

Aediodina is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Aediodina quaternalis, which is found on Ambon Island and Taiwan.

Cometaster is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1913. Its only species, Cometaster pyrula, the faint owl moth or ying-yang moth, was first described by Carl Heinrich Hopffer in 1857.

Petasactis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Petasactis technica, which is endemic to New Zealand. This species has not been collected since prior to 1888. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

Nephograptis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Nephograptis necropina, which is found in Nigeria.

Paconius is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. Its only species, Paconius corniculatus, described in the same article, is found in the US territory of Puerto Rico.

Eogena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Its only species, Eogena contaminei, was first described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1847. It is found in southern Russia, Turkey, Transcaucasia and Central Asia.

Glyphocistis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by André Blanchard in 1973. Its only species, Glyphocistis viridivallis, described in the same article, is found in the US state of Texas.

Cacolyces is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae described by Warren in 1906. It consists of only one species, Cacolyces plagifera, first described by Francis Walker in 1856, which is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

Melnea is a gelechioid moth genus usually placed in the cosmet moth family (Cosmopterigidae); its exact relationships are not yet resolved however. Only a single species is known, Melnea armigera. It ranges widely in insular Melanesia and southern Polynesia (Nuku Hiva, Tahiti, Palau, Fiji and the Solomons). Furthermore it had been recorded from the Mauritius, Seychelles and Réunion. Its distribution is the result of accidental introductions by human travellers but its hostplant remains unknown.

Ciliopempelia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. Its only species, Ciliopempelia hyrcanella, described by the same author, is found in Iran.

Ditrachyptera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1893. Its only species, Ditrachyptera verruciferella, described by the same author in 1888, is found in South Africa, the Gambia and the United Arab Emirates.

Myolisa is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its one species, Myolisa chattinis, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Mexico.