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Spiny Baskettail - Epitheca spinigera - male
Copyright © 2006 Kaylee Skylyn

Spiny Baskettail - Epitheca spinigera - Male
Near Campbellville, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
May 27, 2006
A close up of the tail appendages.

Note the single spine on the upper tail appendage.

You can see exactly what I mean by seeing the "Notes" I added to the version at Flickr.

The appendage shape and spines is how you can tell the Beaverpond, Common and Spiny Baskettails apart.

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Contributed by Kaylee Skylyn on 6 June, 2006 - 10:10pm
Last updated 15 June, 2008 - 4:12pm

Great ID photos
Hi Kaylee. Recently I've taken several photos of Epitheca spp. and coming to your terminal appendage photos made it possible for me to positively ID mine. I hadn't had such luck in using the field guides I have here in my library.

Thanks for posting these!

Michelle
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 26 June, 2006 - 2:04am login or register to post comments

 
Awsome! Glad they were of hel
Awsome! Glad they were of help! ^_^
… Kaylee Skylyn, 26 June, 2006 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

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