Elodina padusa

(Narrow-winged Pearl-white)
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FAMILY |
Pieridae |
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Species |
Elodina padusa |
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Common name |
Narrow-winged Pearl-white |
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Main colour(s) |
White |
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Distinctive feature |
Wingspan 38/40 mm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
Species recorded as larval food plants are Capparis canescens and Capparis mitchellii. Mature larvae 20 mm long, body pale green with faint yellow and white lines; head green or reddish-brown. Adult fore wing is cream-white with a broad black patch near apex, hind white with narrow black streaks near the margin; lower surface is whitish with brown and yellow markings.