Common Baskettail - Epitheca cynosura

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Common Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura (Say, 1839)

Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Found throughout the northern 2/3 of the state in a variety of habitats.

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male lateral

female lateral>

female dorsal

Description:

A small brown ode with a row of yellow spots along the abdomen. Learn this one since it is the standard for the other Baskettails. The spot on the hindwing is extremely variable, may be nearly lacking or very prominent but it seldom reaches the nodus or the rear margin of the wing. Click here for a comparison of Common and Slender Baskettail

Conservation Status:

State: S5 - Demonstrably secure in the state

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/6
Late Date: 7/4

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Flight Season

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Number of Records

	42
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS