Blue star vs Brush-tipped Emerald

Amsonia orientalis compared with Somatochlora walshii

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Brush-tipped Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Brush-tipped Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Amsonia	Somatochlora
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Somatochlora walshii

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Brush-tipped Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Brush-tipped Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Brush-tipped Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Brush-tipped Emerald

The Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.