Blue star vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Amsonia orientalis compared with Lucilia illustris

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Illustrious Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Amsonia	Lucilia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Lucilia illustris

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Illustrious Greenbottle
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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.