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    (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) eyeweed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Red Arrow

Rhodothemis lieftincki

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Rhodothemis lieftincki, common name Red arrow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. The Rhodothemis genus is found in India, south-east Asia and Australia. Rhodothemis lieftincki is the only species of the genus seen in Australia. It inhabits coastal and inland streams, rivers, lagoons and ponds in an arc around northern Australia, from about Geraldton in the west to Sydney in the east.

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