Blue star vs Double-striped Bluet

Amsonia orientalis compared with Enallagma basidens

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Double-striped Bluet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Double-striped Bluet
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Amsonia	Enallagma
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Enallagma basidens

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Double-striped Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Double-striped Bluet
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.

Double-striped Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.