Spiny baskettail
(Redirected from Epitheca spinigera)
| Spiny baskettail | |
|---|---|
| File:Spiny-baskettail-teneral.jpg | |
| Spiny baskettail, teneral male | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Epitheca |
| Species: | E. spinigera
|
| Binomial name | |
| Epitheca spinigera | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tetragoneuria spinigera[2] | |
The spiny baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) is a dragonfly of the Corduliidae family. Flight season is late May to early July.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]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]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Epitheca spinigera on BugGuide.Net
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
