Elodina perdita
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Elodina |
| Species: | E. perdita
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| 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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