Japanese Pieris vs Large Cabbage White

Pieris japonica compared with Pieris brassicae

Key Differences

• Japanese Pieris is Not Evaluated while Large Cabbage White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Pieris	Large Cabbage White
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Pieris	Pieris
Species	Pieris japonica	Pieris brassicae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Pieris

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Cabbage White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Pieris	Large Cabbage White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Pieris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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

大菜粉蝶（Pieris brassicae）在IUCN红色名录中被评为无危（LC）。分布广泛，种群稳定，无直接保护关注。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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