Obviously, I am not educated on these, but from looking at the Dragonflies through Binoculars and reading the descriptions....this does look more like the Baskettail. Note the stout abdomen whereas the stripe-winged is described as more slender. This guide also says that the wing spots can vary from a tiny spot to a large triangle. Of course I'm basing this all on this one guide and it shows only the female Baskettail and the male Stripe-winged. It would be nice to see bothe sexes of each species.

I believe it's a female. The completely clear wings means that it is just as likely to be costalis, if not more so, than cynosura. Out of range for spinigera.

Cool. Looking at the full-size image, one can see details of the cerci--I think this is a male. The form of male cerci is supposed to be characteristic for each species of Epitheca. What I can see here looks consistent with the description of E. cynosura cerci in Dunkle, Dragonflies Through Binoculars, (1) but I way don't know enough to say anything intelligent. This does show why it's a good idea to get a lateral shot of these things.

Some interesting-looking aphids (?) on the stem of that plant.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina