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Species of dragonfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Epitheca bimaculata, the Eurasian baskettail[1] or two-spotted dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly. It was described by Toussaint de Charpentier in 1825 and initially placed in the genus Libellula. It is the type species of the genus Epitheca.
Epitheca bimaculata | |
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Male and female | |
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Photographed in Lithuania | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: | Epitheca |
Species: | E. bimaculata |
Binomial name | |
Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825) | |
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Its habitat ranges from Western France to Japan and eastern Siberia.[1]
It has been found in Western Europe, but here it is "rare and seen very irregularly".[3] It has also been found in Serbia,[4] and Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.[5] Its occurrence in Hungary is "sporadic".[6] It also is found in Ukraine.[7]
It flies in May and June.[7]
Two subspecies were recognized, but they were synonymized in 2004:[8]
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