Brown-veined Wainscot vs Mingan Grapefern

Archanara dissoluta compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Archanara	Botrychium
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	Mingan Grapefern
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.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden