Blue star vs Flavous Nomad Bee

Amsonia orientalis compared with Nomada flava

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Flavous Nomad Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Flavous Nomad 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	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Amsonia	Nomada
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Nomada flava

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Flavous Nomad Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Flavous Nomad 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.

Flavous Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.