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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Emeralds (Corduliidae) » Baskettails (Epitheca) » Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera)
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Dragonfly - Epitheca spinigera
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Dragonfly - Epitheca spinigera
Wilderness State Park, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
May 26, 2007
Reminds me of Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera).
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 30 May, 2007 - 7:51pm
Last updated 18 August, 2007 - 1:01pm

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… Tom Bentley, 18 August, 2007 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

Spiny
Based on range and and the divergent cerci, this is either a Spiny or Common Baskettail. Beaverpond's cerci look almost parallel from a dorsal view. The strongly constricted abdomen at S3 and the dorsal shape of the cerci make this a Spiny Baskettail, IMHO. Common's cerci are parallel for a short bit and then have a noticeable lateral angle to make them divergent. Compare here:
Spiny:
Common:
… Nick Block, 18 August, 2007 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

 
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