Brown-veined Wainscot vs Flowering Currant

Archanara dissoluta compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Noctuidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Archanara	Ribes
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden