Epitheca is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as baskettails. Baskettails' distinction is the specially adapted, upturned abdomen tip of the …

A mass of eggs forms under her abdomen. Epitheca princeps females lay this orange-colored mass of eggs, which resembles a basket and has led to the common name of "prince …

Egg deposition within plants is one of the most widely distributed and ancient behaviors in Odonata. The resulting clutch consists of eggs placed in peculiar pattern that can be …

2020年4月17日 · Females produce an egg mass that they carry under the rear protion of the abdomen in an orange ball. In the evening they place the mass among vegetation in shallow …

2013年4月23日 · The name comes from the mass (“basket”) of eggs the female forms and then carries around at the tip of her abdomen. According to Bugguide.net, the genus name …

Epitheca princeps females lay an orange-colored mass of eggs that resembles a basket, which has led to the common name of prince baskettails for this dragonfly species. The female …

2015年12月31日 · A rope of eggs (up to 50 cm long!) is draped over a stem of emergent vegetation. Males patrol low (or up to 2 m high) over water for hours (or all day) gliding, then …

Epitheca species inhatit standing water. Males usually hovering in the center of water and seldom approach the margin. Female perch near the ponds and lay an egg mass first, then carry it …

Remarkably, the females of Epitheca princeps produce an orange egg mass, an exquisite sight within the realm of nature. Within a day of being fertilized and deposited into the water, these …

Their mating and egg-laying habits are like other Epitheca species. Description of Habitat/Range: Common throughout eastern United States and southeastern Canada, this species is found at …