Elodina perdita
Encyclopedia
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
.
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.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found in the tropical north of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
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.