Black-Veined White vs dooryard sowbug

Aporia crataegi compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

Black-Veined White is Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Pieridae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aporia	Porcellio
Species	Aporia crataegi	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

View Phylum: Arthropoda

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.