Brown-veined Wainscot vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Archanara dissoluta compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Archanara	Hypericum
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Hypericum humifusum

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	Trailing St. Johnswort
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.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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