Monotypic moth genera

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.

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.

Mesopsestis is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Thyatirinae of the Drepanidae and was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1921. Its single species, Mesopsestis undosa, was described by Wileman in 1911. It is found in Japan.

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.

Ceranchia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.

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.

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

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.

Therapis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Therapis flavicaria, was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in south-eastern and eastern Europe, east to Turkey, Russia and Georgia. thumb|left|200px

Paracorsia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by H. Marion in 1959. It contains only one species, Paracorsia repandalis, described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. It has also been recorded from central Asia, including Iran and Kyrgyzstan and North America where it has been recorded in southern Ontario and northern Indiana.

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Paranarsia joannisiella is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is the only species in the genus Paranarsia. It is found in Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Slovenia.

Axenus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Axenus arvalis, is found in the US states of California and Oregon. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.

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.

Psychophasma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. Its only species, Psychophasma erosa, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1858. It is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.

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.

Oporophylla is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1913. Its only species, Oporophylla ustulata, was first described by Westwood in 1848. It is found in Bangladesh.

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.

Aleimma is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.

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.

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.

Mesothea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1901. Its only species, Mesothea incertata, the day emerald or plain emerald, was first described by Walker in 1863. It is found in North America.

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.

Acellalis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Acellalis iridialis, which is found in Indonesia (Ambon Island).

Trichocosmia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It contains only one species, Trichocosmia inornata, which is found from Texas to California, north to Utah.

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Grotellaforma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1922. Its only species, Grotellaforma lactea, was first described by Stretch in 1885. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona, its type locations.

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.

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.

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.

Pleurosoma is a genus in the moth subfamily Arctiinae described by Orfila in 1935.

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.

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.

Paelia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Alucitidae described by Francis Walker in 1866. Its single species, Paelia lunuligera, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Brazil and Guyana.

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

Dicanica is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Dicanica acrocentra, which is found in South Africa.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Paragalasa is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae. It contains only one species, Paragalasa exospinalis, which is found in Arizona.

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.

Xanthomelaena is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Xanthomelaena schematias, which is found on Borneo.

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.

Liopycnas is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Liopycnas percnombra, which is found in Japan.

Nacliodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species Nacliodes microsippia, which is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Uganda.

Puerphorus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, Puerphorus olbiadactylus, which is known from Yemen, Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, southern Europe and Turkey.

Afrosataspes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Afrosataspes galleyi, which is known from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mimophobetron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1950. It contains only one species, Mimophobetron pyropsalis, described by George Hampson in 1904, which is found in Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras), the Bahamas and Florida.

Pseudothyatira is a monotypic moth genus of the family Drepanidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. Its only species, Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides, the tufted thyatirid moth, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America in Newfoundland, British Columbia, northern California, Maryland, West Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina.

Cleptophasia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae described by Prout in 1918. It consists of only one species, Cleptophasia scissa, first described by William Warren in 1909, which is found in Brazil, French Guiana and Venezuela.

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