Image to followAI-generated illustrationAporia crataegi
Aporia crataegi
Family: PieridaeGenus: Aporianative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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36
Plants
visited
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54
Interactions
documented
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10
Host plants
known
About this species
Aporia crataegi is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae. This univoltine species overwinters as a larva and adults are on the wing in July.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
This butterfly has a single generation per year. The larval stage overwinters, and the adults emerge and fly in July.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine
Overwintering
larva
Scientific profile
Aporia crataegi is classified within the family Pieridae. It has a univoltine life cycle, with the larval stage passing the winter. Adults are active in July. The species is recorded in Great Britain, although its status there remains indeterminate. In Germany, the conservation assessment is * (not threatened).
Host plants
10 plants serve as food for the larvae
Visited plants
26 plants are visited by this species
Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaPrunus armeniacaSilene vulgarisCrataegus laevigataPrunus padus subsp. borealisCotoneaster horizontalisMalus pumilaTrifolium pratenseCarduus nutans subsp. nutansLilium martagonCotoneaster acutifoliusEchium vulgareCarduus defloratusLeucanthemum vulgarePrunus spinosaStachys sylvaticaScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisOphrys apiferaRhododendron ferrugineumEchiumAmelanchier ovalisLotus hirsutusVicia villosa subsp. villosaSalvia pratensisSymphytum officinaleKnautia arvensis
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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