Robust Baskettail
Epitheca spinosa (Hagen, 1878)
Robust Baskettail: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/712
Synonyms
Tetragoneuria spinosa 

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49 Records

Status

Robust Baskettail (Epitheca spinosa) is a large, stocky species of baskettail, with a spotty and sporadic distribution across the Atlantic coastal plain into the deep south, west to Texas. This emerald breeds in wooded swamps, and slow streams with similar swampy sections. Robust Baskettail has been recorded from the coastal plain, on both the eastern and western shores, and up the Potomac River floodplain to Frederick County (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). This species is ranked as S1 (highly state rare) to S2 (state rare).

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Epitheca spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. spinosa
Binomial name
Epitheca spinosa
(Hagen in Selys, 1878)

Epitheca spinosa, the robust baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[2]

The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca spinosa is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca spinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50978668A80694315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978668A80694315.en. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Epitheca spinosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "Epitheca spinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1878)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Epitheca spinosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ^ "Epitheca spinosa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.