Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White

Aporia crataegi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Aigüestortes National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

54 Verified sightings at Aigüestortes National Park From 2019 to 2026
746 In all 11 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-Veined White

Aporia crataegi, the black-veined white, is a large butterfly of the family Pieridae. A. crataegi is widespread and common. Its range extends from northwest Africa in the west to Transcaucasia and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Japan in the east. In the south, it is found in Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon and Syria. It is not usually present in the British Isles or northern Scandinavia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
2 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
3 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~30%
5 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
10 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
11 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Astana 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~20%
2 Sapporo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
4 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
5 Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
8 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Veined White in Aigüestortes National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Veined White sighting in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 256 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Veined White in Aigüestortes National Park?

June and July

In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Veined White in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Veined White?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Veined White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Aigüestortes National Park the best place to see a Black-Veined White?

Yes

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Black-Veined White sightings, Aigüestortes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Ecrins National Park (France, about 30%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 30%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Black-Veined White live in Aigüestortes National Park?

Same family: Pieridae

The closest relatives of the Black-Veined White that you can see in Aigüestortes National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Clouded Yellow (about 40%), Large White (about 30%) and Green-Veined White (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-Veined White sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Veined White is recorded against all the insects logged in Aigüestortes National Park (54 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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