Micromidia atrifrons is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea,[3][4] known as the Forest mosquitohawk.[5] It is a small to medium-sized, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen,[5] endemic to north-eastern Australia,[6] where it inhabits streams.[7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Genus: | Micromidia |
| Species: | M. atrifrons
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| Micromidia atrifrons | |
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- ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Micromidia atrifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163572A5617655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163572A5617655.en. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ McLachlan, R. (1883). "Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Corduline du sous-genre Syncordulia". Comptes-rendus des séances de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 3 (in French). 32: xc-xci [xc] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Micromidia atrifrons (McLachlan, 1883)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.