Kebnat

Epitheca

4 species

In Québec, the genus Epitheca (family Corduliidae) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Beaverpond Baskettail, Common Baskettail and Spiny Baskettail, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Mauricie4
  3. Estrie4
  4. Montréal4
  5. Outaouais4
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  8. Lanaudière4
  9. Laurentides4
  10. Montérégie4
  11. Centre-du-Québec4
  12. Nord-du-Québec3
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Laval2
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Epitheca 4

Odonata
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Corduliidae
All151Libellulidae31Coenagrionidae29Gomphidae27Corduliidae25Aeshnidae21Lestidae9Calopterygidae4Cordulegastridae3Macromiidae2
Beaverpond Baskettail407 observations
Common Baskettail159 observations
Spiny Baskettail144 observations
Prince Baskettail91 observations