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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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dragonfly - Epitheca
Copyright © 2019 Molly Jacobson

dragonfly - Epitheca
Grater Woods Conservation Area, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 16, 2019
Baskettail?

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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 5 October, 2019 - 1:45am
Last updated 5 October, 2019 - 6:31am

Moved to Epitheca for expert identification.
Moved from Dragonflies and Damselflies.

Yes, it's a baskettail. It's a female, though, and I'm not confident in identifying the females. Hopefully, an expert will provide a species for you. The small amount of black at the base of the wings argues against Common Baskettail, but they can be variable in this character.
… Ken Allison, 5 October, 2019 - 6:31am login or register to post comments

 
I have
a photo where the abdominal appendages are more in focus, if this would help.
… Molly Jacobson, 7 October, 2019 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

 
baskettail
I don't know if there are any differences in the appendages in the females, Molly.
… Ken Allison, 8 October, 2019 - 6:12am login or register to post comments

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