Blue star vs Red-Disked Alpine

Amsonia orientalis compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Red-Disked Alpine
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 discoidalis

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Red-Disked Alpine
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.

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.

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.