---
title: "Libélula esmeralda"
description: "Epitheca cynosura — Insectos y arañas. The common baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/common-baskettail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Libélula esmeralda

> Epitheca cynosura — Insectos y arañas. The common baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.

- Scientific name: *Epitheca cynosura*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 9428
- Wikidata: [Q1375714](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1375714)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100212](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100212)

## Names

- en: Common Baskettail
- es: Libélula esmeralda
- fr: Épithèque à queue de beagle

## Countries with the most observations

US (3642), CA (1671)

## Summary

The common baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_baskettail

## Photo

![Libélula esmeralda](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-baskettail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365592983

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-baskettail?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).