Brown-veined Wainscot vs Quill Lichen

Archanara dissoluta compared with Cladonia amaurocraea

Key Differences

• Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable while Quill Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	Quill Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Archanara	Cladonia
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Cladonia amaurocraea

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Quill Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	Quill Lichen
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.

Quill Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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