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The Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) is a widely distributed dragonfly species native to eastern North America. It belongs to the Corduliidae family and is typically found near ponds, marshes, and lakes. The insect is easily recognized by the dark triangular patch at the base of its hindwings,...

The Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly species belonging to the emerald family Corduliidae, commonly found across eastern North America. It is most notable for the large, prominent spine projecting from the rear of the male's abdominal segments, a morphological feature that aids in...

The Prince Baskettail, Epitheca princeps, is a large North American dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is associated mainly with lakes, ponds, and slow sections of rivers, where its aquatic larvae develop before emerging as aerial predators. Adults have dark bodies marked with yellow and wings...

The Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis) is a species of dragonfly in the Corduliidae family, commonly found across the northern United States and Canada. As its name suggests, it primarily inhabits boggy ponds, marshes, and wetlands actively maintained by beavers, which provide ideal conditions f...

The Mantled Baskettail (Epitheca semiaquea) is a North American dragonfly notable for the distinctive dark brown or black patterns on its thorax and abdomen.

The Sepia Baskettail (Epitheca sepia) is a North American dragonfly in the family Corduliidae, the group commonly called emeralds. It belongs to the baskettail group, whose name refers to the basket-like mass of eggs that a female may carry at the end of her abdomen before releasing them into water....

The Dot-winged Baskettail, Epitheca petechialis, is a North American dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. Its common name refers to the small dark marks near the tips of its otherwise largely transparent wings. Like other dragonflies, it has an aquatic larval stage and an airborne adult stage, and i...

The Robust Baskettail is a dragonfly species belonging to the Corduliidae family, classified within the genus Epitheca, and primarily distinguished by its sturdy body structure.

The Common Baskettail, Epitheca cynosura, is a dragonfly of the family Corduliidae native to North America. Thomas Say formally described the species in 1839. Adults are associated with ponds, lakes, and other still or slow-moving waters, and the species is recognized by its baskettail form and the...

The Stripe-winged Baskettail, Epitheca costalis (Selys, 1871), is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is a medium-sized brown species with yellow markings along the abdomen, a relatively narrow abdomen, and clear wings with small dark spots at the bases of the hindwings. Its documented range e...

The Beaverpond Baskettail, Epitheca canis, is a dragonfly species in the family Corduliidae, native to Canada and the northern United States. It is associated with shallow beaver ponds and other quiet freshwater habitats, where its breeding preference sets it apart from dragonflies tied to faster-fl...

Epitheca semiaquea, the mantled baskettail, is an emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae native to North America. Its recorded range extends from Texas and Oklahoma across the eastern United States from Florida to Maine and north into New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Like other baskettails, it re...