Spiny baskettail

Spiny baskettail
Spiny baskettail, teneral male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. spinigera
Binomial name
Epitheca spinigera
(Selys, 1871)
Synonyms

Tetragoneuria spinigera

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

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). The spine may be absent on rare occasions.

References

  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. 1 2 "Epitheca spinigera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. 1 2 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.