Green-veined White vs Krueper's Small White

Pieris napi compared with Pieris krueperi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-veined White	Krueper's Small White
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order same	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Pieris	Pieris
Species	Pieris napi	Pieris krueperi

Evolutionary Relationship

Green-veined White and Krueper's Small White share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pieris.

Conservation Status

Green-veined White

LC — Least Concern

Krueper's Small White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-veined White	Krueper's Small White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-veined White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries) and North America (United States).

Krueper's Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and North Macedonia.

Green-veined White

Green-veined White (Pieris napi) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia