---
title: "Libélula esmeralda príncipe"
description: "Epitheca princeps — Insectos y arañas. Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/prince-baskettail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Libélula esmeralda príncipe

> Epitheca princeps — Insectos y arañas. Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.

- Scientific name: *Epitheca princeps*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 10587
- Wikidata: [Q3965552](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3965552)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100215](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100215)

## Names

- en: Prince Baskettail
- es: Libélula esmeralda príncipe
- fr: Épithèque princière

## Countries with the most observations

US (8702), CA (1011)

## Summary

Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.
The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca princeps is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/371465638

## Machine access

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