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Spiny Baskettail - Epitheca spinigera - female
Copyright © 2009 Ed McAskill

Spiny Baskettail - Epitheca spinigera - Female
Ontario, Canada
June 12, 2009
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Contributed by Ed McAskill on 12 June, 2009 - 10:30pm
Last updated 16 August, 2009 - 9:22pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2009 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

Baskettail
This is a female baskettail indeed laying eggs. I would tentatively identify this as a Spiny Baskettail since the cerci appear to be as long as segments 9 and 10.
… Minray Yang, 12 June, 2009 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you minray
i appreciate the id
… Ed McAskill, 13 June, 2009 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

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