Black-Veined White vs Elbowpatch Crust

Aporia crataegi compared with Fomitiporia punctata

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Elbowpatch Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pieridae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aporia	Fomitiporia
Species	Aporia crataegi	Fomitiporia punctata

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Elbowpatch Crust
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.

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

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