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INSECTS

Spiny Baskettail

Epitheca spinigera

Insects
Native
Spiny Baskettail, Adult male
Spiny Baskettail, Nymph
Spiny Baskettail, Female
45 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Corduliidae 45 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 144 observations of Spiny Baskettail in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Laurentides and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue40
  2. Laurentides25
  3. Outaouais18
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  5. Capitale-Nationale8
  6. Estrie6
  7. Lanaudière5
  8. Montérégie5
  9. Centre-du-Québec5
  10. Nord-du-Québec4
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  12. Mauricie3
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Laval1
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Common BaskettailEpitheca cynosura
Beaverpond BaskettailEpitheca canis
Dot-tailed WhitefaceLeucorrhinia intacta
Prince BaskettailEpitheca princeps
Uhler's SundragonHelocordulia uhleri
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Stream CruiserMacromia transversa
White-faced MeadowhawkSympetrum obtrusum
Wandering GliderPantala flavescens