Blue star vs Long Skimmer

Amsonia orientalis compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Long Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Amsonia	Orthetrum
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Orthetrum trinacria

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.