Spiny baskettail

Spiny baskettail
	Spiny baskettail, teneral male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Epitheca
Species:	E. spinigera
Binomial name
	Epitheca spinigera; (Selys, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
	Tetragoneuria spinigera[1]

The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July.[2]

Etymology

The scientific name, spinigera, means spine-bearing. The males have a sharp looking spine that points downward from the cerci (at the end of the abdomen).[3] The spine may be absent on rare occasions.[2]

References

"Epitheca spinigera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford University Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-19-511268-7.
Paulson, Dennis R; Dunkle, Sidney W (14 April 2009). "A Checklist of North American Odonata": 50. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Epitheca spinigera on BugGuide.Net

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[itis-1] "Epitheca spinigera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

[dunkle-2] Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford University Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-19-511268-7.

[3] Paulson, Dennis R; Dunkle, Sidney W (14 April 2009). "A Checklist of North American Odonata": 50. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)