| 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] |
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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.