---
title: "Épithèque princière"
description: "Epitheca princeps — Insectes et araignées. Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/prince-baskettail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Épithèque princière

> Epitheca princeps — Insectes et araignées. Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.

- Scientific name: *Epitheca princeps*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- 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

![Épithèque princière](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=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).