Black-Veined White vs lance-leaf arrowhead

Aporia crataegi compared with Sagittaria lancifolia

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while lance-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	lance-leaf arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pieridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Aporia	Sagittaria
Species	Aporia crataegi	Sagittaria lancifolia

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

lance-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	lance-leaf arrowhead
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.

lance-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, France, and Romania.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇷🇴 Romania