Blue star vs Mottled Emigrant

Amsonia orientalis compared with Catopsilia pyranthe

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Mottled Emigrant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Mottled Emigrant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Amsonia	Catopsilia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Catopsilia pyranthe

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Mottled Emigrant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Mottled Emigrant
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.

Mottled Emigrant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.