Blue star vs Four-barred Major

Amsonia orientalis compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Four-barred Major
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Amsonia	Oxycera
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Oxycera rara

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Four-barred Major
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.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.