Brown-veined Wainscot vs wild cotoneaster

Archanara dissoluta compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while wild cotoneaster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	wild cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Archanara	Cotoneaster
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	wild cotoneaster
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.

wild cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden