Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2023, 9:48 a.m.
A rather common species in the southern part of Belgium, in the north sporadically as a vagrant.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pieridae > Subfamily: Pierinae > Tribus: Pierini > Genus: Aporia > Species: Aporia crataegi
- Vernacular names
- Groot geaderd witje (NL), Black-veined White (EN), Gazé (FR), Baumweißling (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 15 (as Pieris crataegi). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till mid-August
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives on Prunus spinosa and Crataegus spp.
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