Spiny baskettail
| Spiny baskettail | |
|---|---|
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| Spiny baskettail, teneral male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Epitheca |
| Species: | E. spinigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Epitheca spinigera (Selys, 1871)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tetragoneuria spinigera[1] | |
The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July.[2]
Etymology
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).[3] The spine may be absent on rare occasions.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Epitheca spinigera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 1 2 Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford University Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-19-511268-7.
- ↑ Paulson, Dennis R; Dunkle, Sidney W (14 April 2009). "A Checklist of North American Odonata": 50.
External links
- Epitheca spinigera on BugGuide.Net
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