Elodina perdita
Appearance
Elodina perdita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Elodina |
Species: | E. perdita
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Binomial name | |
Elodina perdita |
Elodina perdita, the northern pearl white or delicate pearl white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the tropical north of Queensland, Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The upperside of the wings is white with black forewing tips, while the underside is white with grey forewing tips, and a pale yellow suffusion toward the base of the forewings.
The larvae feed on Capparis sepiaria.
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