Balkan Green-veined White vs Cabbage White

Pieris balcana compared with Pieris rapae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Green-veined White	Cabbage White
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Pieris	Pieris
Species	Pieris balcana	Pieris rapae

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Green-veined White and Cabbage White share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pieris.

Conservation Status

Balkan Green-veined White

LC — Least Concern

Cabbage White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Green-veined White	Cabbage White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Green-veined White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

Cabbage White

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan), Europe (41 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Balkan Green-veined White

The Balkan Green-veined White (Pieris balcana) is a species in the genus Pieris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Cabbage White

배추흰나비(Pieris rapae)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심대상(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 분포 범위 전반에 걸쳐 널리 서식하며 개체 수가 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇮 Slovenia