Blue star vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Amsonia orientalis compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Lesser Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amsonia	Erebia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Erebia melampus

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
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.

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.