Flutterbush vs Large Cabbage White

Pieris floribunda compared with Pieris brassicae

Key Differences

• Flutterbush is Not Evaluated while Large Cabbage White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flutterbush	Large Cabbage White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Pieris	Pieris
Species	Pieris floribunda	Pieris brassicae

Evolutionary Relationship

Flutterbush and Large Cabbage White share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pieris.

Conservation Status

Flutterbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Cabbage White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flutterbush	Large Cabbage White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flutterbush

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Large Cabbage White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (41 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Large Cabbage White

A borboleta-branca-da-couve-grande (Pieris brassicae) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuída e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States