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Dragonfly IMG_0461 - Epitheca
Copyright © 2012 Steve Nanz

Dragonfly IMG_0461 - Epitheca
Sanibel, Lee County, Florida, USA
March 5, 2012
Epitheca stella? Not even sure if it's a baskettail. Sorry, no other shots.
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 15 April, 2012 - 5:33am
Last updated 27 April, 2012 - 3:27pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Steve Nanz, 27 April, 2012 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

looks right
Definitely a baskettail and looks like what I remember stella looking like. Double-check sephia though.
… Jason Forbes, 27 April, 2012 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Checked
Dunkle says sepia "...has no green in eyes even when mature..." Looks like green in the eyes is OK for stella though.

Given I wasn't sure it was a baskettail, I'll move to genus instead of species, but if you think it has to be stella or you think something else, let me know and I'll move there.
… Steve Nanz, 27 April, 2012 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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