Epitheca bimaculata
Species of dragonfly
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Epitheca bimaculata, the Eurasian baskettail[1] or two-spotted dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly. It was described by Toussaint de Charpentier in 1825 and initially placed in the genus Libellula. It is the type species of the genus Epitheca.
| Epitheca bimaculata | |
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| Male and female | |
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| Photographed in Lithuania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Epitheca |
| Species: | E. bimaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825) | |
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Distribution
Its habitat ranges from Western France to Japan and eastern Siberia.[1]
It has been found in Western Europe, but here it is "rare and seen very irregularly".[3] It has also been found in Serbia,[4] and Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.[5] Its occurrence in Hungary is "sporadic".[6] It also is found in Ukraine.[7]
Biology
It flies in May and June.[7]