Mountain Green-veined White
CR

Mountain Green-veined White

Pieris bryoniae

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_bryoniae

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

The Mountain Green-veined White faces severe threats from climate change as warming temperatures force this cold-adapted alpine specialist to retreat to increasingly limited high-elevation refugia. Habitat fragmentation and degradation of alpine meadows through tourism development, infrastructure expansion, and changing land use practices further restrict available breeding areas and isolate remaining populations.

Threat summary

Habitat

Alpine and subalpine meadows, grasslands, and rocky slopes typically above 1,500 meters elevation in European mountain ranges. The species requires areas with abundant wild mustard family plants (Brassicaceae) for larval development and nectar sources for adults in these harsh, cold-adapted environments.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Mountain Green-veined White classified as Critically Endangered?
Mountain Green-veined White is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. The Mountain Green-veined White faces severe threats from climate change as warming temperatures force this cold-adapted alpine specialist to retreat to increasingly limited high-elevation refugia. Habitat fragmentation and degradation of alpine meadows through tourism development, infrastructure expansion, and changing land use practices further restrict available breeding areas and isolate remaining populations.
Where does Mountain Green-veined White live?
Mountain Green-veined White occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Mountain Green-veined White?
The main threats to Mountain Green-veined White are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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