Blue star vs Chalk Yellow-face Bee

Amsonia orientalis compared with Hylaeus dilatatus

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Chalk Yellow-face Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Chalk Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Amsonia	Hylaeus
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Hylaeus dilatatus

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Chalk Yellow-face Bee
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.

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

The Chalk Yellow-face Bee (Hylaeus dilatatus) is a species in the genus Hylaeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.