Black-Veined White vs Cryptic Bumblebee

Aporia crataegi compared with Bombus cryptarum

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Cryptic Bumblebee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Cryptic Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Pieridae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aporia	Bombus
Species	Aporia crataegi	Bombus cryptarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Cryptic Bumblebee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Cryptic Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Cryptic Bumblebee
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.

Cryptic Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White（Aporia crataegi）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧種（EN）に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数が著しく減少し、生存を脅かす要因が継続しています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden