Genus

Baskettails

Epitheca

5 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyCorduliidae (Emerald Dragonflies)
GenusEpitheca (Baskettails)

Species in this group

Epitheca semiaquea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epitheca spinigera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epitheca stella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epitheca cynosura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Epitheca bimaculata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Baskettails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Mantled Baskettail			~10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Spiny Baskettail			~10%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Florida Baskettail			~10%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Spiny Baskettail			<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
2	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
3	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
4	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
5	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Spiny Baskettail			<5%
6	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
7	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
8	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
9	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Florida Baskettail			<5%
10	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%

Baskettails

Species in this group

Mantled Baskettail

Spiny Baskettail

Florida Baskettail

Common Baskettail

Eurasian Baskettail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Baskettails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked