Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Elodina | |
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Similar Elodina parthia, Elodina padusa, Appias melania, Appias ada, Delias ennia | ||
Elodina perdita, the northern pearl white or delicate pearl white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the tropical north of Queensland, Australia.
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.
References
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