Cepora perimale

(Cepora perimale)

Description

Cepora perimale, the caper gull, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Norfolk Island and in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, Fiji, Irian Jaya, Maluku, Sulawesi, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The wingspan is 40 mm. The larvae feed on Capparis canescens, Capparis mitchellii and Capparis sepiaria.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Cepora
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