Blue star vs Gorse Lacebug

Amsonia orientalis compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Tingidae
Genus	Amsonia	Dictyonota
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Dictyonota strichnocera

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Gorse Lacebug
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.

Gorse Lacebug

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.