Blue star vs Southern Damselfly

Amsonia orientalis compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Amsonia	Coenagrion
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Coenagrion mercuriale

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Southern Damselfly
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.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.