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Species Epitheca semiaquea - Mantled Baskettail

Common or Mantled Baskettail? - Epitheca semiaquea

Mantled Baskettail - Epitheca semiaquea - female

Odonata: Corduliidae: Tetragoneuria semiaquaea - Epitheca semiaquea

Baskettail Dragonfly - Epitheca semiaquea

Possible Mantleed Baskettail Dragonfly - Epitheca semiaquea

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Corduliidae (Emeralds)

Genus Epitheca (Baskettails)

Species semiaquea (Mantled Baskettail)

Identification

"According to njodes, mantled often shows clear area inside dark patch on rear wings. Also, patch on common (if present) doesn't usually extend to nodus"

Note: njodes is a website that no longer works unfortunately. This may not be a solid character though since it seems like there's some overlap in wing markings between mantled and common baskettails.

Contributed by Tony on 26 March, 2006 - 2:55pm
Additional contributions by Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 17 April, 2020 - 9:02am

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