Black-Veined White vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Aporia crataegi compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pieridae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Aporia	Hapalopilus
Species	Aporia crataegi	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Tender Nesting Polypore
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.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden