Common Baskettail - Epitheca cynosura

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Copyright © 2006 Brenda Van Ryswyk

Common Baskettail - Epitheca cynosura -

Milton, Halton, Ontario, Canada
June 6, 2006

Close up views of the tail appendages.
The appendage shape and spines is how you can tell the Beaverpond, Common and Spiny Baskettails apart.

The Common has no spines on the tail appendages.

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Common Baskettail - Epitheca cynosura - male

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Contributed by Brenda Van Ryswyk on 6 June, 2006 - 9:48pm
Last updated 18 January, 2017 - 11:31am

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