Epitheca spinosa

Epitheca spinosa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Epitheca
Species:	E. spinosa
Binomial name
Epitheca spinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1878)

Epitheca spinosa, the robust 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 spinosa is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. ^{[1] [6]}

References

1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca spinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T50978668A80694315. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978668A80694315.en . Retrieved 5 May 2018.
2. "Epitheca spinosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-05-05.
3. "Epitheca spinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1878)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
4. "Epitheca spinosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2018-05-05.
5. "Epitheca spinosa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
6. "Odonata Central" . Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

• Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl: 1887/22953 .