Blue star vs Incurvate Emerald

Amsonia orientalis compared with Somatochlora incurvata

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Incurvate Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Incurvate Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Amsonia	Somatochlora
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Somatochlora incurvata

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Incurvate Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Incurvate Emerald
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.

Incurvate Emerald

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.