Black-Veined White vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Aporia crataegi compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Worm-rooted Buttercup
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	Ranunculus
Species	Aporia crataegi	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Worm-rooted Buttercup
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.

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

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

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.