Centuryplant vs Cryptic Wood White

Agave americana compared with Leptidea juvernica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant Cryptic Wood White
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Asparagaceae Pieridae
Genus Agave Leptidea
Species Agave americana Leptidea juvernica

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Cryptic Wood White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant Cryptic Wood White
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Cryptic Wood White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Cryptic Wood White

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia