Xylorycta perflua

Xylorycta perflua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species: X. perflua
Binomial name
Xylorycta perflua
Meyrick, 1914

Xylorycta perflua is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white with a narrow dark fuscous costal streak from the base to near the apex, finely attenuated anteriorly. There is a moderate dark fuscous streak along the dorsum from one-fourth to the tornus, narrowed towards the extremities. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous, posteriorly infuscated.[2]

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