Arrowhead Spiketail vs Blue star

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Blue star
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Amsonia
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Blue star

Habitat

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

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.