Blue star vs dotted carpet

Amsonia orientalis compared with Alcis jubata

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while dotted carpet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	dotted carpet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Amsonia	Alcis
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Alcis jubata

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

dotted carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	dotted carpet
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.

dotted carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.