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    (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) kerrycoleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Stijn De Win, all rights reserved

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    (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Benoît Guillon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Rainforest elf

Tetrathemis irregularis

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Tetrathemis irregularis is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, known as the rainforest elf. It is a tiny to small, slender dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits rainforest streams in north-eastern Australia and Southeast Asia, including the Aru Islands.

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