Monotypic moth genera

Chytolita is a monotypic litter moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. Its only species, Chytolita morbidalis, the morbid owlet moth or morbid owlet, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in large parts of North America, from coast to coast in the north and south to North Carolina, Texas and Florida in the west. The habitat consists of deciduous woods and edges.

Neocataclysta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Neocataclysta magnificalis, the scrollwork pyralid moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and South Carolina.

Cryptobotys is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1956. It is monotypic, with its only species, Cryptobotys zoilusalis, described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Central America (Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico) and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.

Hypoplectis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Hypoplectis pertextaria, is found in Suriname. Both the genus and species were first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Lycosphingia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae containing only one species, Lycosphingia hamatus. It is known from forests from Liberia and Ghana to Angola, the Congo and Uganda.

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Raphiptera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Raphiptera argillaceellus, the diminutive grass-veneer, which is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador, Ontario, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Quebec, Alberta and Michigan. The range extends to Florida and Texas in the south-east and Costa Rica in Central America. The habitat consists of bogs.

Abrenthia is a genus of Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths). It was described by August Busck in 1915, and contains only one species Abrenthia cuprea. This species is found in North America, including Florida, Illinois and Iowa.

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Blepharucha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Blepharucha zaide, which is found in South Africa.

Anambulyx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Anambulyx elwesi, or '''Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth''', was first described by Herbert Druce in 1882.

Curoba is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. It contains the single species Curoba sangarida, first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782, which is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Casandria is A moth genus of the family Erebidae. It originally was a monotypic genus in Nolctuidae containing one species, Casandria emittens,with both the genus and species described by Francis Walker in 1857 from a specimen in Jamaica. The taxonomic position of the genus was reevaluated and placed into in family Erebidae and merged with the genus Acanthodica.

Archigalleria is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Rebel, in 1901, and contains the species A. proavitella. It is found on the Canary Islands.

Mouralia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, consisting of only one species Mouralia tinctoides. It is found from Florida to South-east Texas, Georgia, Southern California, the Antilles, from Mexico through Brazil to Northern Argentina and in Peru.

Divana is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was erected by Jacqueline Y. Miller in 1982, and contains the single species Divana diva, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1870. It is known from Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia.

Malacodea is a monotypic genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Malacodea regelaria, is found from Fennoscandia and Estonia to northern Siberia. Both the genus and species were first described by Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström in 1869.

Trisateles is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Tams in 1939. Its only species, Trisateles emortualis, the olive crescent, was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe, east to Siberia, northern Iran and China.

Anoectomychus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1915. Its single species, Anoectomychus pudens, described by Swinhoe in 1904, is found in Nigeria.

Kodiosoma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Kodiosoma fulvum, is found in Arizona, Nevada and California. Both the genus and species were described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1872.

Psychomorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. Its only species, Psychomorpha epimenis, the grapevine epimenis, was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found in eastern North America as far west as the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Eutrapela is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Eutrapela clemataria, the curve-toothed geometer moth or purplish-brown looper, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan. The habitat consists of deciduous and mixed woodlands.

Chrysectropa roseofasciata is a species of moth in the genus Chrysectropa. It is in the subfamily Chrysopolominae. This is the only species in the genus.

Cabralia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, containing only a single species, Cabralia trifasciata; a second species (judsoni) was historically misclassified, but in 2010 was determined to belong to the genus Rhosus in the subfamily Agaristinae, leaving C. trifasciata as the sole remaining member of its genus.

Paraterpna is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Paraterpna harrisoni, which is found in New South Wales, Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1929.

Phaloesia is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species is Phaloesia saucia, the saucy beauty moth. The genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States to Venezuela.

Articolla is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.

Watsonarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Josef J. de Freina and Thomas Joseph Witt in 1984. Its only species, Watsonarctia deserta, the chaste pellicle, was first described by Max Bartel in 1902. It is found in central and south-eastern Europe, southern Russia, southern Siberia east to Lake Baikal; also in Asia Minor, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang in China.

Hyponeuma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Hyponeuma taltula, is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus, the genus in 1906 and the species two years earlier.

Cymaroa is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1905. Its only species, Cymaroa grisea, was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.

Phaeosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its only species, Phaeosia lutea, was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.

Didasys is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. The genus contains the single species Didasys belae, the double-tufted wasp moth, which is found in the US states of Florida and Alabama. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.

Kloneus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Kloneus babayaga, which is known from Nicaragua but probably ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica.

Dionychoscelis is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes one species, Dionychoscelis venata, which is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ephestris is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species Ephestris melaxantha. Both the genus and species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1820 and the species in 1809.

Omochroa is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Omochroa spurca, was described from Andalusia. Both the genus and the species were first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1866. The type was not saved. The species has affinity with Coscinia romei Sagarra, 1924 (Toulgoët, 1981).

Dentitegumia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. Its only species, Dentitegumia nigrigranella, described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1890, is found in Israel.

Anomoxena is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Anomoxena spinigera, which is found in Colombia.

Poecilarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Poecilarctia venata, can be found in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Both the genus and species were first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1921.

Achroosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Achroosia nuda, is found in Espírito Santo, Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1900.

Gonotrephes is a monotypic moth genus erected by George Hampson in 1909 in subtribe Phaegopterina and family Erebidae. Its only species, Gonotrephes friga, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1909. It is found in Peru.

Oligographa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species Oligographa juniperi, which is known from South Africa and Mozambique. The species is commonly known as the juniper hawk moth.

Aethaloida is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by James Halliday McDunnough in 1920. Its only species, Aethaloida packardaria, was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1888. It is found in the US state of California.

Micracosmeryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Micracosmeryx chaochauensis, described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922, is known from southern China and northern Vietnam.

Fasslia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Fasslia hampsoni, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and the species were first described by Paul Dognin in 1911.

Homolagoa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). Its only species, Homolagoa grotelliformis, is found in North America. Both the genus and species were first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912.

Aphyarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its single species, Aphyarctia surinamensis, described by Walter Rothschild in 1911, is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

Saenura is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains only one species, Saenura flava, which can be found in southern Africa. It is sometimes known as the yellow ermine.

Atralata is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Atralata albofascialis, which is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Finland, Lithuania and Greece.

Graphigona is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1857. Its only species, Graphigona regina, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Colombia and Brazil.

thumb | right | Brabira Brabira is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Frederic Moore in 1888. Its only species, Brabira artemidora, was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1884. It is commonly found in the north western Sahara where it plays an important part in desert ecology.

Agyrtiola is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Agyrtiola niepelti, which is found in Brazil.

Macaretaera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It contains only one species, Macaretaera hesperis, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in India, Vietnam, Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea and on Fiji.

Palaeosia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its only species, Palaeosia bicosta, the two-ribbed arctiid or two-ribbed footman, was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in south-eastern Australia.

Palmia is monotypic moth genus in the family Sesiidae erected by William Beutenmüller in 1896. Its only species, Palmia praecedens, was described by Henry Edwards in 1883.

Dactyloplusia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Chou Io and Lu Chinsheng in 1979. Its single species, Dactyloplusia impulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Sundaland, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Fiji and Australia.

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Drosophantis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Drosophantis caeruleata, which is found from India and Sri Lanka east to Taiwan, Thailand, Sumbawa and Australia (Robinson et al., 1994)

Aleptinoides is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae comprising a single species, Aleptinoides ochrea. Both the genus and species were described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912.

Mimopsestis is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Thyatirinae of the Drepanidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1921. Its single species, Mimopsestis basalis, was described by Wileman in 1911. It is found in Japan and the Chinese provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Hubei and Hunan.