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Baskettails
Epitheca
Epitheca is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as baskettails.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Prince Baskettail
speciesEpitheca princeps

Common Baskettail
speciesEpitheca cynosura

Beaverpond Baskettail
speciesEpitheca canis

Spiny Baskettail
speciesEpitheca spinigera

Eurasian Baskettail
speciesEpitheca bimaculata

Dot-winged Baskettail
speciesEpitheca petechialis

Mantled Baskettail
speciesEpitheca semiaquea

Slender Baskettail
speciesEpitheca costalis

Robust Baskettail
speciesEpitheca spinosa

Florida Baskettail
speciesEpitheca stella

Epitheca marginata
speciesEpitheca marginata

Sepia Baskettail
speciesEpitheca sepia

Beaverpond × Spiny Baskettail
hybridEpitheca canis × spinigera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88207.