Bug FAQFlorida Baskettail
Epitheca stella · Order: Odonata · Family: Corduliidae
The Florida Baskettail dragonfly lives in North America. It inhabits areas across the continent. Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Indiana, Alabama, Maine, New York, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Same family (Corduliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitheca_stella
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