57 Monotypic moth genera

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

Acanthosphinx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1891. Its only species, Acanthosphinx guessfeldti, the widow sphinx, was first described by Hermann Dewitz in 1879. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.

Acentria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Its only species, Acentria ephemerella, the watermilfoil moth or water veneer, was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant known as Eurasian watermilfoil.

Acerra is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Its sole species, Acerra normalis, is found in North America.

Acosmerycoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Acosmerycoides harterti or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.

Acsala is a monotypic lichen moth genus in the monotypic tribe Acsalina of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Acsala anomala, can be found in the US state of Alaska. Both the genus and species were first described by Foster H. Benjamin in 1935.

Aedoea is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains only one species, Aedoea decreta, which is found in Borneo and Australia.

Afrocoscinia is a curious genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2011. The genus includes only one species, Afrocoscinia aethiopica, described by Lars Kühne in 2010, which is found in the arid regions of the western part of South Africa. By the general appearance of wing and body shape, it looks like species of the Palearctic genus Coscinia from Callimorphina. But many other characteristics of this moth show that is it a member of the Nyctemerina.

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.

Afrosphinx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Afrosphinx amabilis, which is known from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Agaristodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1908. Its only species, Agaristodes feisthamelii, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in the Australian island state of Tasmania.

Agoma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Agoma trimenii, or Trimen's false tiger, was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from most countries of subtropical Africa.

Akbesia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Akbesia davidi, the pistacia hawkmoth, was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1884. It is known from southern Turkey, northern Syria, northern Israel, western Jordan, south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Iraq, south-eastern Georgia, northern Iran, eastern Afghanistan and Iranian Beluchistan. It may also occur across Azerbaijan, the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran, the Zagros Mountains of western and southern Iran, and northern Afghanistan. It often occurs in large numbers at certain sites in rocky, hilly areas supporting scattered trees and shrubs of Quercus, Olea, Ceratonia and Pistacia.

Alatanadata is a monotypic genus of moths in the family of Notodontidae. Its only species, Alatanadata latipennis, is found in Cameroon. Both the genus and species were first described by Embrik Strand in 1912.

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

Alexicles is a monotypic genus of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Alexicles aspersa, the Alexicles moth, is found in the US states of New Mexico and Arizona. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.

Allotria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Allotria elonympha, the false underwing moth, is found in eastern North America. Both the genus and the species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1823 and the species in 1818.

Alophonotus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Alophonotus rauana, the sole species in the genus, is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Altijuba is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae. Its only species, Altijuba oktediensis, is known from Papua New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Robert B. Lachlan in 1999.

Amblyxena is a genus of moths belonging to the family Coleophoridae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1914.

Amorpha juglandis, the walnut sphinx, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Amorpha, which is in the family Sphingidae, erected by Jacob Hübner in 1809. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Amphelarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Allan Watson in 1975. Its single species, Amphelarctia priscilla, was first described by William Schaus in 1911. It is found in French Guiana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Costa Rica.

Amphiclasta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Amphiclasta lygaea, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1906.

Amphimoea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Amphimoea walkeri, the Darwin hawkmoth, described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, is found from Mexico south to Argentina.

Amphion floridensis, the Nessus sphinx, is a day-flying moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was named by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1920. It is the only member of the genus Amphion erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It lives throughout the eastern United States and Canada and occasionally south into Mexico, and is one of the more commonly encountered day-flying moths in the region, easily recognized by the two bright-yellow bands across the abdomen.

Amyelois is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956. Its single species, Amyelois transitella, the navel orangeworm, described by Francis Walker in 1863, is endemic to the tropical Western Hemisphere, including the southern United States. Its abundance in California increased greatly during the first half of the 20th century.

Anageshna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1956. Its only species, Anageshna primordialis, the yellow-spotted webworm, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907. It is found in the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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.

Ancylosoma is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler in 1973. It contains the single species Ancylosoma substratellum described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877. It was described from Turkmenistan, but is also known from Romania and Russia.

Andicola is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Andicola huallatani, is found in Bolivia. Both the genus and species were first described by Staudinger in 1894.

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

Angerona is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. Its only species, Angerona prunaria, the orange moth, was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Antherina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by William Elford Leach in 1815. Its only species, Antherina suraka, the Suraka silk moth, was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found on Madagascar and Mayotte. Both larvae and pupae consumed in parts of Madagascar, but not to a great extent. The larvae feed on oleander, privet, willows, beech, Liquidambar, hawthorn, grapevine, lilac, cherry, laurel, Forsythia, Rhus, Pistacia, apple, pear, plum and peach leaves, but foodplant differ from species to species. Thy start off black with yellow protrusions to eventually green with red and yellow on their bodies. Once they've finished growing they will be as thick as your finger and when they have reached their final days as a caterpillar they will develop a blue dorsal stripe and wander around looking for a place to pupate.

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

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.

Aplasta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Aplasta ononaria, the rest harrow, was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1783. It is found in southern Europe to Anatolia and from England to the Baltic states.

Apocalypsis velox is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Apocalypsis in the family Sphingidae. The genus erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. The species was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876, and is found from north-eastern India and from south-western China to northern Vietnam.

Aporandria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its single species, Aporandria specularia, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Andamans, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Arbinia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler, in 1881, and contains the species Arbinia todilla. It is found in Suriname.

Arcola malloi is a species of snout moth known as the alligator weed stem borer. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant known as alligator weed.

Are is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The type species is Are druryi, which is found on Jamaica. This species was described by Dru Drury in 1773 under the name Phalaena marginata, but this name is preoccupied by Phalaena marginata Linnaeus, 1758 and a new specific epithet, honouring Drury, was assigned in 1986.

Argyrolacia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains only one species, Argyrolacia bifida, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.

Arhodia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Arhodia lasiocamparia, the pink arhodia, is found in mainland Australia and Tasmania. Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.

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

Arsacia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species is Arsacia rectalis. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker, the genus in 1866 and the species in 1863. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka to Queensland and the Solomon Islands.

Arsina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Arsina silenalis is found on the Indian Ocean islands of Réunion, Aldabra and Madagascar. Both the genus and the species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1862.

Ascalapha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1809.

Astrapometis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It contains the species Astrapometis saburalis described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Australia.

Atemnora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Atemnora westermannii, described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, is known from wooded habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region including Madagascar, but excluding the extreme south of Africa.

Balanomis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. Its single species, described in the same publication, Balanomis encyclia, is found in Australia, including New South Wales.

Baniwa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Baniwa yavitensis, which is known from Venezuela and Amazonas and Pará in Brazil.

Baptria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Its only species, Baptria tibiale, was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1791. It is found in central and northern Europe.

Barbourion is monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1934. Its only species, Barbourion lemaii, described by Eugène Le Moult in 1934, is known from Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.

Bepea is a moth genus in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae.

Blepharoctenucha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Blepharoctenucha virescens, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880, is known from India and Taiwan.

Borearctia is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 1984. Its only species, Borearctia menetriesii, or Menetries' tiger moth, was first described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1846. It is found in Karelia, Oktyabrskoe, north-eastern Kazakhstan, Altai Mountains, Sayan Mountains, Evenkia, Yakutia, the central Amur region, Primorsky Krai and central Sakhalin. It was believed to be extinct in Fennoscandia, but the species has been recently recorded in Finland. This species is characterized by the fact that they never come to light; such behavior is atypical in the family Arctiidae.

Bradypophila is a genus of snout moths. It was described by R. v. Ihering in 1914, and contains the species Bradypophila garbei. It is found in Brazil.