Spiny baskettail

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The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
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Spiny baskettail
Spiny baskettail, teneral male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. spinigera
Binomial name
Epitheca spinigera
(Selys, 1871)[2]
Synonyms

Tetragoneuria spinigera[2]

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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).[4] The spine may be absent on rare occasions.[3]

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