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Spiny baskettail

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Spiny baskettail
Spiny baskettail, teneral male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. spinigera
Binomial name
Epitheca spinigera
(Selys, 1871)[2]
Synonyms

Tetragoneuria spinigera[2]

The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July.[3]

Etymology

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The scientific name, spinigera, means spine-bearing. The males have a sharp looking spine that points downward from the cerci (at the end of the abdomen).[4] The spine may be absent on rare occasions.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca spinigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50978657A65836269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978657A65836269.en. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Epitheca spinigera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ a b Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford University Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-19-511268-7.
  4. ^ Paulson, Dennis R; Dunkle, Sidney W (14 April 2009). A Checklist of North American Odonata. p. 50.
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