Blue star vs Sweetpotato Armyworm

Amsonia orientalis compared with Spodoptera dolichos

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Sweetpotato Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Amsonia	Spodoptera
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Spodoptera dolichos

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetpotato Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Sweetpotato Armyworm
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.

Sweetpotato Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, 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.