Bug FAQSpiny Baskettail
Epitheca spinigera · Order: Odonata · Family: Corduliidae
The spiny baskettail belongs to the dragonfly family Corduliidae. Adults are on the wing from late May through early July.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is a dragonfly in the Corduliidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Its flight period runs from late May to early July.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Maine, New York, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Corduliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_baskettail
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.