Robust Baskettail - Epitheca spinosa

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Robust Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinosa (Hagen, 1878)

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Range & Habitat:

This southern species is found locally in the western coastal plain. The Bergen record is curious, more so since in this author's knowledge, Great Notch ain't even in Bergen County; since the Middlesex report is from the same source (Davis, 1913a), this record should also be viewed with curiosity.

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female

Description:

A heavy bodied baskettail, with dense white fuzz on the thorax. Claspers appear similar to Beaverpond Baskettail which has a spindle-shaped abdomen. ID of females is beyond the scope of this web site.

Note: the female pictured below was captured in tandem with the male pictured above.

Conservation Status:

State: S1 - Critically imperiled in NJ

Global: G4 - Apparently secure globally

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Flight season:

Early Date: 4/15
Late Date: 6/7

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Flight Season

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Number of Records

	2
	0

Months

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