Monotypic moth genera

Pseuderythrolophus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1932. Its only species, Pseuderythrolophus bipunctatus, was described by Warren in 1899. It was found in what was then British New Guinea. It has one subspecies, Pseuderythrolophus bipunctatus idmon, described by Prout in 1930, which is found in Fiji.

Psimada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Psimada quadripennis, is found in the Indian subregion, southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Seram. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.

Camptopsestis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Drepanidae described by Yoshimoto in 1983. Its only species, Camptopsestis malayana, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. The habitat consists of peat swamp forests and lowland to high montane areas.

Stauropussa is a monotypic moth genus of the family of Notodontidae erected by Embrik Strand in 1912. Its only species, Stauropussa chloe, was first described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

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Nymphostola is a monotypic moth genus in the family Oecophoridae or the family Depressariidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1883. Its only species, Nymphostola galactina, the tarata flat moth, was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Apothosia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918 and contains the species Apothosia conformis, which is found in Malawi.

Laniipriva is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Laniipriva antobliqua which is found in Venezuela.

Oenochlora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its sole species is Oenochlora imperialis, which is known from Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Warren in 1896.

Oxybia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Rebel in 1901. Its only species, Oxybia transversella, was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836. It is found in southern Europe and on the Canary Islands.

Leptoses is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Jean Ghesquière in 1942. Its only species, Leptoses sophronicos, described by the same author in the same year, is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (including Elisabethville, the type location).

Focillistis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Focillistis sita, was first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1874. It is found in Sumatra, Nias, Borneo and Sulawesi.

Artiora is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Its sole species, Artiora evonymaria, occurs in Europe. Larvae of A. evonymaria are monophagous external feeders on leaves of European spindle (Euonymus europaeus).

Psychidocossus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982. Its one species, Psychidocossus infantilis, described by William Schaus in 1911, is found in Costa Rica.

Sudaniola is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Roesler in 1973. It contains only one species Sudaniola remanella, which is found in Spain and Sudan.

Eublemmodes is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Max Gaede in 1917, and is known from Cameroon. It contains the species Eublemmodes contumacialis.

Akaisphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.

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

Paraepermenia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epermeniidae described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. Its only species, Paraepermenia santaliella, the quandong moth, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.

Brithodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Brithodes quadrilineata, is known from New Guinea. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908.

Dohertya is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Dohertya cymatophoroides, is found in Myanmar. The genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1894.

Vestura is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. Its only species, Vestura minereusalis, was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra and Singapore.

Xenotemna is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Xenotemna pallorana, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska to California, east to Florida and north to Quebec and Ontario.

Chrysozana is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Chrysozana croesus, is found in Bolivia. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1900.

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

Chalenata is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1864.

Sosxetra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Sosxetra grata, is found in Latin America. Both the genus and the species were described by Francis Walker in 1862.

Anaulosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Anaulosia impolita, is found in Costa Rica. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1911.

Microcrambon is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. Its single species, Microcrambon paphiellus, described by Achille Guenée in 1862, is endemic to Réunion and Seychelles.

Absala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Absala dorcada, which is found in China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893.

Mimasarta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Mimasarta niveifascialis, which is found in Central Asia.

Birnara is a monotypic tussock moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. Its only species, Birnara bicolor, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sundaland in Southeast Asia.

Gerdana is a genus of moths in the family Autostichidae. It contains only one species, Gerdana caritella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States.

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Omphaliodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Anthelidae described by Felder in 1874. Its only species, Omphaliodes obscura, described by Francis Walker in 1856, is found in Australia.

Charmodia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Charmodia vectis, is known from Suriname, Panama and Costa Rica. Both the genus and the species were first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1883.

Adelopsyche is an extinct genus of moths in the family Psychidae. The single species, Adelopsyche frustans, was found in the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado, United States. The fossil is dated to the Late Eocene.

Pyradena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1958. Its only species, Pyradena mirifica, described by Aristide Caradja in 1931, is found in China.

Quadrasura is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2001. Its only species, Quadrasura ktimuna, was originally placed in the genus Asura by Rudolf van Eecke in 1920. The species is found in Borneo. The species is only known from the two original specimens from Kalimantan. The type locality is Smitau, inland from Singkawang which is on the coast of western Kalimantan north of Pontianak.

Itmaharela is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Thallostoma is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Thallostoma eurygrapha, which is endemic to New Zealand.

Benderia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1949. Its single species, Benderia talhouki, was described by the same author. It is found in Iran.

Preptos is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Preptos oropus, is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1892.

Postemmalocera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1955. Its only species, Postemmalocera palaearctella, described by E. Turati, is found in Italy and on Sicily and Malta. thumb|left|200px|Illustrations accompanying original description

Meyrickiella is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its single species, Meyrickiella homosema, was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia.

Tlascala is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890. Its only species is Tlascala reductella, the Tlascala moth, described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Illinois and Kentucky, as well as in Ontario. It has also been recorded from Honduras.

Betousa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. Its only species, Betousa dilecta, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found on the Moluccas, Woodlark Island, St. Aignan, Ternate and Fergusson Island.

Bradypodicola hahneli is a sloth moth in the family Pyralidae that lives exclusively in the fur of the pale-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), a three-toed sloth found in South America. It is the only species of the genus Bradypodicola.

Prionapteron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965. It contains only one species, Prionapteron tenebrella, described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in China (Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Fujian, Guangdong).

Leptoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species Leptoclanis pulchra, it is known from Brachystegia woodland from Angola and Zimbabwe to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and southern Tanzania.

Agriphiloides is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Agriphiloides longipalpellus, which is found in Syria.

Philippodamias is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Philippodamias jocelyna, is found in the Philippines. Both the genus and species were first described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1958.

Glossopaschia is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914 and contains the species Glossopaschia caenoses. It is found in Panama.

Chromodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Chromodes armeniacalis, which is found in Brazil.

Philodila is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Philodila astyanor, described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, is known from the Society Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

Apithecia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1914. Its only species, Apithecia viridata, described by Frederic Moore in 1868, is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Taiwan.

Rungsiodes is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Rungsiodes stenopterella, which is found in Morocco.

Micropaschia is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Micropaschia orthogrammalis, was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in French Guiana.

Zebeeba is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. Its only species, Zebeeba falsalis, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1839. It is found in northern Africa, southern Europe, Asia Minor and the Levant.