Epitheca spinosa (Hagen, 1878) is a animal in the Corduliidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Epitheca spinosa (Hagen, 1878)

Epitheca spinosa (Hagen, 1878)

Epitheca spinosa (robust baskettail) is a stable North American emerald dragonfly listed as least concern by IUCN.

Family
Genus
Epitheca
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Epitheca spinosa (Hagen, 1878)

Epitheca spinosa, commonly known as the robust baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly belonging to the family Corduliidae. This species is found in North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified Epitheca spinosa with the conservation status "LC" (least concern), meaning there is no immediate threat to the species' survival, and its population is currently stable.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Corduliidae Epitheca

More from Corduliidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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