Blue star vs Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Amsonia orientalis compared with Lasioglossum malachurum

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Sharp-collared Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Apocynaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Amsonia	Lasioglossum
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Lasioglossum malachurum

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
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.

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Portugal.

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.