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Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis) is a northern species of baskettail, found in Maryland only at high elevations in Garrett Co. This dragonfly breeds in vegetated ponds or lakes, and slow-flowing streams (Paulson, 2011). Beaverpond Baskettail is uncommon in Garrett at the proper season, beginning a week or two earlier than Common Baskettail (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). It is ranked as S3 (watch list).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured).
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A male Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).
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A female Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).
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The appendages of a male Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).
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The female genitalia of a Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).
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The genital pocket of a male Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).
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A female Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).
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The female genitalia of a Beaver Pond Baskettail in the Adirondack Mountains, New York (6/28/2008).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/1/2013). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/18/2019). Determined by Rick Cheicante.
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Beaverpond Baskettail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Epitheca canis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Epitheca |
| Species: | E. canis
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| Binomial name | |
| Epitheca canis (McLachlan, 1886)
| |
Epitheca canis, the beaverpond baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[2]
The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca canis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[1][6]

References
[edit]- ^ a b Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca canis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50970197A65836249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50970197A65836249.en. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Epitheca canis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Epitheca canis (McLachlan, 1886)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Epitheca canis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Epitheca canis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Further reading
[edit]- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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