Awkward Clusterfly vs Blue star

Pollenia rudis compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Awkward Clusterfly is Least Concern while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Blue star
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Polleniidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pollenia	Amsonia
Species	Pollenia rudis	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awkward Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Blue star

Habitat

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

Awkward Clusterfly

The Awkward Clusterfly (Pollenia rudis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified 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.