Black-Veined White vs Java-bean

Aporia crataegi compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

Black-Veined White is Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Pieridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aporia	Senna
Species	Aporia crataegi	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Java-bean
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.

Java-bean

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 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).