Spiny baskettail | |
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Spiny baskettail, teneral male | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: | Epitheca |
Species: | E. spinigera
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Binomial name | |
Epitheca spinigera | |
Synonyms | |
Tetragoneuria spinigera [1] |
The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July. [2]
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]
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Spiny baskettail | |
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Spiny baskettail, teneral male | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: | Epitheca |
Species: | E. spinigera
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Binomial name | |
Epitheca spinigera | |
Synonyms | |
Tetragoneuria spinigera [1] |
The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July. [2]
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]
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