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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Emeralds (Corduliidae) » Baskettails (Epitheca) » Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera)
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spiny baskettail - Epitheca spinigera
Copyright © 2011 Andrew Reding

spiny baskettail - Epitheca spinigera
Tennant Lake, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
June 6, 2011
There are two options, given the location: beaverpond baskettail or spiny baskettail. The strongly constricted abdomen at S3, white thorax fuzz, and strongly divergent cerci point to spiny baskettail: http://bugguide.net/node/view/114009/bgimage

The photo was submitted to OdonataCentral.org, where ID was confirmed as spiny baskettail (OC#:329297)
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Contributed by Andrew Reding on 6 June, 2011 - 11:56pm
Last updated 17 July, 2011 - 6:46pm

Moved
Moved from Baskettails.
… Andrew Reding, 17 July, 2011 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

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… Andrew Reding, 7 June, 2011 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

Baskettail
It looks like one of the Epitheca spp.
… Larry de March, 7 June, 2011 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

Hey!
Nice shot!
No idea what it is, but as someone who has tried on many occassions to shoot dragonflies in flight, this is a pretty cool capture!
… GValHart, 7 June, 2011 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

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