Blue star vs Cereal Fly

Amsonia orientalis compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Amsonia	Geomyza
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Cereal Fly
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.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).