Green-veined White vs Japanese Pieris

Pieris napi compared with Pieris japonica

Key Differences

• Green-veined White is Least Concern while Japanese Pieris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-veined White	Japanese Pieris
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 napi	Pieris japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green-veined White

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Pieris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-veined White	Japanese Pieris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-veined White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries) and North America (United States).

Japanese Pieris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Green-veined White

A borboleta-branca-nervurada-de-verde (Pieris napi) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Abundante e amplamente distribuída em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States