Brown-veined Wainscot vs crested arrowhead

Archanara dissoluta compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while crested arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Archanara	Sagittaria
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	crested arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-veined Wainscot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Brown-veined Wainscot

The Brown-veined Wainscot (Archanara dissoluta) is a species in the genus Archanara. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.