Green-veined White vs Mountain Small White

Pieris napi compared with Pieris ergane

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-veined White	Mountain Small 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 napi	Pieris ergane

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green-veined White

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Small White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-veined White	Mountain Small White
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).

Mountain Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries).

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 15 countries:

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