Le Gazé vs Oakleaf Cup

Aporia crataegi compared with Rutstroemia sydowiana

Key Differences

• Le Gazé is Endangered while Oakleaf Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Le Gazé	Oakleaf Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pieridae	Rutstroemiaceae
Genus	Aporia	Rutstroemia
Species	Aporia crataegi	Rutstroemia sydowiana

Conservation Status

Le Gazé

EN — Endangered

Oakleaf Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Le Gazé	Oakleaf Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Le Gazé

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.

Oakleaf Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Le Gazé

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden