Blue star vs Grey Pine Ermel

Amsonia orientalis compared with Ocnerostoma friesei

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Grey Pine Ermel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Grey Pine Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Amsonia	Ocnerostoma
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Ocnerostoma friesei

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Pine Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Grey Pine Ermel
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.

Grey Pine Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.