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Elodina perdita (Northern Pearl White)

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Prey / Diet

Capparis rotundifolia[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Elodina queenslandica1
Elodina walkeri1
Rusa unicolor (sambar)1

External References

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1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0