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Cepora perimale

(Caper gull, Australian gull)

FAMILY	Pieridae
Species	Cepora perimale
Common name(s)	Caper gull, Australian gull
Main colour(s)	White
Distinctive features	Wingspan 43/43 mm; yellow to orange hind
Campus	Townsville

Description

Larval host plants include the shrubs or small trees of Capparis canescens, Capparis mitchellii and Capparis sepiaria. Mature larvae 28 mm long, body dull green with yellow spots; head yellowish green with tiny yellow spots. Adults are white with grey and a marginal black band enclosing white spots; lower surface white with dark brown band, basic colour of the hind wing is yellow to orange.

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