Taiwancylis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[2][3][4] It contains only one species, Taiwancylis cladodium,[2][3] which is found in Taiwan.[1][4]

Taiwancylis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Enarmoniini
Genus: Taiwancylis
Razowski, 2000
Species:
T. cladodium
Binomial name
Taiwancylis cladodium
Razowski, 2000[1]

The wingspan of the holotype, a male, is 11.5 mm. It was caught in mid-May in Shanping, Kaohsiung, at 640 m (2,100 ft) above sea level.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Razowski, Józef (2000). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) collected in Taiwan, with description of one new genus and eight new species, and a comparison with some regional faunas" (PDF). Zoological Science. 39 (4): 319–327. Archived April 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Taiwancylis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "TAIWANCYLIS Razowski, 2000". Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae. Tortricidae.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Yen, Shen-Horn. "Taiwancylis cladosium Razowski, 2000". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 12 October 2022.