Monotypic moth genera

Euchoeca is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Euchoeca nebulata, the dingy shell, was described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. It is found in the Palearctic realm, from Europe across Russia to Japan. thumb|left|200px thumb|left|200px|Fig 6,6a,6b,6c Larvae in various stages of growth

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Hemiloba is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. It contains only one species, Hemiloba excisa, described in the same article. It is found in India.

Ecbletodes is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904, and contains a single species, E. psephenias. It is found in Australia.

Janseodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Pierre Viette in 1967. Its only species, Janseodes melanospila, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India, South Africa and the US state of Florida.

Difundella is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It contains the species Difundella corynophora, described by the same author, found in Panama.

Azanicola is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Boris Balinsky in 1991. Its single species, Azanicola adspersa, described by the same author, is found in South Africa.

Pterapherapteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by John Curtis in 1825. Its only species, Pterapherapteryx sexalata, the small seraphim, was first described by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783. It is found in central and northern Europe and south-east Russia.

Neocrambus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Neocrambus wolfschlaegeri, it is found in North Macedonia, Greece and Kurdistan.

Spartopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1858. Its only species, Spartopteryx kindermannaria, was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1871.

Lambulosia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its single species, Lambulosia aurantiaca, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Pseudoschinia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Pseudoschinia elautalis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.

Metoecis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Paul Mabille in 1879. Its only species, Metoecis carnifex, was described by Charles Coquerel in 1855. It is found on Madagascar and South Africa.

Intercapperia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, Intercapperia scindia, which is only known from the Scinde Valley in Kashmir. The wingspan is . Adults have been recorded from June to August.

Symmacra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1896. Its only species, Symmacra solidaria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Borneo east to Fiji, Samoa and Australia.

Ischnocanaba is a monotypic moth of the Heliozelidae family described by John David Bradley in 1961. Its only species, Ischnocanaba euryzona, described by the same author in the same year, is found on Guadalcanal.

Ihlegramma is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae containing only one known species, Ihlegramma ihlei, which is known from northern Laos. Both the genus and species were first described by Ulf Eitschberger in 2003 and are named for , the collector of the type series.

Erythrolophus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Erythrolophus fascicorpus, is found in Assam, India. Both the genus and species were described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892.

Marzigetta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Marzigetta obliqua, is known from Mexico. Both the genus and the species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1918.

Issikiocrania is a genus of moths of the family Eriocraniidae. It contains only one species, Issikiocrania japonicella, which is found in Honshu , Japan.

Eumacrodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1905. Its only species, Eumacrodes yponomeutaria, first described by Achille Guenée in 1858, is found in the Caribbean and North America.

Centropseustis is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Centropseustis astrapora, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

Pelinopsis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Paul Dognin in 1905. Its only species, Pelinopsis pachyzanclodes, described at the same time, is found in Loja Province, Ecuador.

Ischnopsis is a genus of moths, belonging to the family Coleophoridae containing only one species, Ischnopsis angustella, which is known from South Africa.

Aphrophantis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Aphrophantis velifera, which is found on Fiji.

Distoneura is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979. Its only species, Distoneura marmorata, was first described by Warren in 1895. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Dicycla is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Abrepagoge is a monotypic genus of tortrix moths belonging to tribe Archipini of the subfamily Tortricinae. It was described in 1992 by Józef Razowski.

Grillotius is a genus of moths of the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Grillotius bergeri, which is known from Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Akesina is a genus of moths in the family Anomoeotidae containing only one species Akesina basalis, which is known from Himachal Pradesh, India. Both the genus and species were first described by Frederic Moore in 1888.

Zenophassus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Z. schamyl of Georgia and Abkhazia. The larva of this species feeds on grapevines.

Indomalayia is a monotypic genus of snout moths that was first described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler and Peter Victor Küppers in 1979. Its sole species is Indomalayia flabellifera, originally described by George Hampson in 1896 as Spatulipalpia flabellifera, which is found in India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Fergusson Island and Australia.

Bonaberiana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Bonaberiana crassisquama, is found in sub-Saharan Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Strand in 1915.

Callicereon is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. Its only species, Callicereon heterochroa, was first described by Paul Mabille in 1879. It is found on Madagascar.

Tetridia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Warren in 1890. Its single species, Tetridia caletoralis, was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in China, northern India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Taiwan and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Prooedema is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson. Its only species, Prooedema inscisalis, described by Francis Walker in 1865, is found in India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Darcetina is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, containing only a single species, Darcetina sublata, found in Argentina and Brazil. The species was historically misclassified on multiple occasions, but in 2010 was determined to belong to the subfamily Agaristinae.

Micromartinia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Micromartinia mnemusalis, which is found in Costa Rica, Brazil, French Guiana and Venezuela.

Stockophorus charitopa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae and the only member of the genus Stockophorus. It is known from Bolivia.

Hyaloplaga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Warren in 1892. It contains only one species, Hyaloplaga pulchralis, described by Frederic Moore in 1867, which is found in Darjeeling, India.

Hyboloma is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1891. Its only species, Hyboloma nummosalis, described in the same article, is found on Borneo.

Argyphia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Saalmuller in 1891. Its only species, Argyphia arcifera, was first described by Paul Mabille in 1881. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoros.

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Cirrolygris is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae first described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Cirrolygris momaria, was first described by Snellen in 1874. It is found in Colombia.

Delopterus is a monotypic snout moth genus (family Pyralidae). Its single species, Delopterus basalis, is found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and species, were first described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1922.

Discothyris is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Discothyris ferruginata, which is found in Taiwan and India.

Licnoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Licnoptera crocodora, is found in New Guinea. Both the genus and species were described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.

Cacoecimorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Tortricidae. Cacoecimorpha pronubana—the carnation tortrix—is its sole species and is found in Europe, northern Africa, South Africa, Anatolia and North America. thumb|left|200px|Larva thumb|left|200px|Pupa

Allanwatsonia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Douglas C. Ferguson in 1985. Its only species, Allanwatsonia hodeva, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Mexico.

Jakuarte is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Pierre Viette in 1953. Its single species, Jakuarte martinalis, described in the same article, is known from Madagascar.

Cyrtojana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its only species, Cyrtojana trilineata, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1911.

Evecliptopera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Inoue in 1982. Its only species, Evecliptopera decurrens, first described by Frederic Moore in 1888, is found in northern India, Nepal, south-western China, Japan, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.

Sinocharis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Sinocharis korbae, is found in south-eastern Siberia and Japan. Both the genus and species were first described by Püngeler in 1912.

Uranometra is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. It contains the single species Uranometra oculata, which is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda.

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Riechia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae containing only one species, Riechia acraeoides, which is found in Peru, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.

Trauaxa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Trauaxa obliqualis, is found in Mexico, Panama, Honduras and the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1866.

Jacutscia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its single species, Jacutscia strigata, described in the same article, is found in Siberia.

Leucatomis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Leucatomis incondita, is found in French Guiana. Both the genus and species were first described by Paul Dognin in 1914.

Mojavia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by Eugene G. Munroe in 1961. It contains only one species, Mojavia achemonalis, which was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.