- Elodina perdita
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Elodina perdita Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Elodina Species: E. perdita Binomial name Elodina perdita
Miskin, 1889[1]The Northern Pearl White or Delicate Pearl White (Elodina perdita) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the tropical north of Queensland.[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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