Black-Veined White vs Devil'S Darning Needles

Aporia crataegi compared with Clematis virginiana

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Devil'S Darning Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Devil'S Darning Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pieridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aporia	Clematis
Species	Aporia crataegi	Clematis virginiana

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Devil'S Darning Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Devil'S Darning Needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Veined White

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Devil'S Darning Needles

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Mexico, and United States.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.