Monotypic moth genera

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Panagropsis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its only species, Panagropsis equitaria, described by Francis Walker in 1861, is found in South Africa.

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.

Ceuthobotys is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Ceuthobotys penai, which is found in Peru.

Stenosphecia is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Its sole species is Stenosphecia columbica. Both the genus and species were described in 1917 by Ferdinand Le Cerf. It is found in the Neotropical realm.

Amygdaloptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Carl Freiherr von Gumppenberg in 1887. Its single species, Amygdaloptera testaria, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794, is found in south-western Europe.

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.

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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Coenotropa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Hampson in 1918 and contains the species Coenotropa limitella. It is found in Paraguay.

Hospitalia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Ramón Agenjo Cecilia in 1950. Its only species, Hospitalia flavolineata, was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1883. It is found in south-western Europe.

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.

Cnephidia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and contains the species C. kenteriella. It is found in Siberia.

Coryphista is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. The genus may be considered to be a synonym of Rheumaptera. Its only species, Coryphista meadii, the barberry geometer moth or barberry looper, was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.

Neostygia is a monotypic genus on the family Cossidae (subfamily Stygiinae ) (type species: Neostygia postaurantia Wiltshire, 1980 J. Oman Stud. Spec. Rep. 2: 190, pl.: fig. 1).

Gerarctia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Gerarctia poliotis, is found in the Canary Islands. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1905.

Dolerophyle is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by William Warren in 1894. Its only species, Dolerophyle nerisaria, was described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Brazil.

Heminomistis is a monotypic snout moth genus in the family Pyralidae. Its only species, Heminomistis melanthes, is known from Thailand. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1933.

Neopediasia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Masao Okano in 1962. Its only species, Neopediasia mixtalis, described by Francis Walker in 1863, is found in the Russian Far East, China (Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Shandong, Gansu, Jiangsu, Manchuria), Korea and Japan.

Aspithroides is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Boris Balinsky in 1994. Its single species, Aspithroides minuta, described by the same author, is found in South Africa.

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.

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.

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Micromia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Micromia fulvipuncta, which is found in New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by William Warren in 1906.

Ocydina is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. Its single species, Ocydina syngrammaula, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Congo.

Acallidia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Pyralidae. Its one species is Acallidia dentilinea.

Endromarmata are a genus of moths, belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Endromarmata lutipalpis, which is found in Mali and Senegal.

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.

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.

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

Leucesthes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1902. Its only species, Leucesthes alba, was first described by Swinhoe in 1902. It is found in Australia.

Atelophleps is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Atelophleps tridesma, is found in Australia. Both the genus and the species were first described by Turner in 1940.

Hyalinetta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. Its only species, Hyalinetta megaspila, was first described by Frederic Moore in 1868. It is found in the Bengal region of what was then British India.

Mimetebulea is a genus of moths in the Spilomelinae subfamily of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Mimetebulea arctialis, which has been described from Zhejiang province in China. Based on a phylogenetic investigation, the genus was placed in the tribe Wurthiini.

Setomorpha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. Its only species, Setomorpha rutella, the tropical tobacco moth, was described by the same author in the same year. It is a widely spread species that has been distributed by commerce over much of the warmer parts of Africa, Eurasia, Malaysia, Australia, many Pacific islands and North and South America.

Notela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae (the prominents). Its only species, Notela jaliscana, is found in North America. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1901

Roseala is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is R. bourgognei which is endemic to Brazil.

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.

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.

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Thambotricha is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. Its sole known species, Thambotricha vates, is also known by the vernacular name wonder-haired prophet. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.

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.

Promacrochilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1962. It contains only one species, Promacrochilo ambiguellus, described by Snellen in 1890, which is found in China (Hainan), India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.

Neoploca is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Thyatirinae of the Drepanidae. It was first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1927. It contains only one species, Neoploca arctipennis, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878, which is found in Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East and China (Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Jiangsu).

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.

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.

Metacausta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Metacausta ustata, is found in what was then described as Khasis. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1910 and the species twelve years earlier in 1898.

Miarotagmata is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Miarotagmata penetrata, which is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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.