Cabbage White vs Mountain Small White

Pieris rapae compared with Pieris ergane

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabbage White	Mountain Small 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 rapae	Pieris ergane

Evolutionary Relationship

Cabbage White and Mountain Small White share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pieris.

Conservation Status

Cabbage White

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Small White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabbage White	Mountain Small White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Mountain Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries).

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 15 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain