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    Photo 1 of 4

    (c) Bill Higham, 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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    (c) Pete Woodall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Common Glider

Tramea loewii

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Tramea loewii, the common glider, is a species of dragonfly in the Libellulidae family. It is found in the Cocos Islands, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and the western Pacific. Since 2005, Tramea loewii has also been recorded in New Zealand.

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