Blue star vs Lake Emerald

Amsonia orientalis compared with Somatochlora cingulata

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Lake Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Lake Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Amsonia	Somatochlora
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Somatochlora cingulata

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Lake Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Lake Emerald
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.

Lake Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.