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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Emeralds (Corduliidae) » Baskettails (Epitheca)
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Common Baskettail confirmation request - Epitheca
Copyright © 2016 Loyce Fandrei

Common Baskettail confirmation request - Epitheca
Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA
June 2, 2016
Size: about 1 1/2 inch
I am working on identifying the dragonflies found at Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, in Hammond IN. This is a new one for me to get a picture of. Have I ID'd this correctly as a male Common Baskettail? They each seem to choose a small area to patrol on our trails. Thank you for your time.
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Contributed by Loyce Fandrei on 4 June, 2016 - 12:07am
Last updated 18 June, 2016 - 6:01pm

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… John S. Ascher, 18 June, 2016 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Baskettail
Definitely a baskettail. Probably Common. The other species in your area have much more dark in the leading edge of the wings. I'm a little uncertain because ours in eastern Ontario have a bit more black at the base of the wings, but I know they vary across the range and even locally.
… Ken Allison, 15 June, 2016 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Baskettail
Yes, I noted in the books that some of the pictures had black patterns at the base of the wing in Paulson's book. The Slender Baskettail doesn't have the spots, but the range map sorta leaves out NW Indiana as an option. The Beaverpond Baskettail is listed in only 1 Southern Indiana County in Curry's Dragonflies of Indiana. So I guess I defaulted to the Common. Hope I defaulted correctly. Thank you for your time, it is much appreciated as we try to ID the dragonflies in our Preserve.
… Loyce Fandrei, 15 June, 2016 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

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