Brown-veined Wainscot vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Archanara dissoluta compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Noctuidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Archanara	Dorocordulia
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-veined Wainscot and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.