Black-Veined White vs Short-Haired Leafwalker

Aporia crataegi compared with Chalcosyrphus piger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Short-Haired Leafwalker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pieridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Aporia	Chalcosyrphus
Species	Aporia crataegi	Chalcosyrphus piger

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Short-Haired Leafwalker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Short-Haired Leafwalker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Short-Haired Leafwalker
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.

Short-Haired Leafwalker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.