Brown-veined Wainscot vs large painted-lady

Archanara dissoluta compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Archanara	Gladiolus
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), 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.