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 (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
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

Large Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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