Blue star vs cottony hydrangea scale

Amsonia orientalis compared with Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while cottony hydrangea scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	cottony hydrangea scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Amsonia	Pulvinaria
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	cottony hydrangea scale
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.

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.