This file cant be deleted off my desktop?

hi okay so i have this file on my desktop and it cant be deleted. everytime i try to delete it, it says "the item (its name) cant be moved to the trash because it cant be deleted". theres no .jpeg or anything like that on it but the icon preview shows that Preview picture icon and says jpeg on the picture... i cant get its info either.  the image is from tumblr and when i dragged it to photoshop, i guess it went on my desktop to maybe?? so how can i delete it? thanks!!
this is what it looks like:

First try Rebooting your Mac
Now try to delete it, (It might even have disappeared in the reboot !)
If you are comfortable with using Terminal and command line these commands will certainly rid you of this file !
Open Terminal from Utilities folder
paste at prompt    cd Desktop/
paste at prompt    rm –Rf
Drag file icon from desktop onto Terminal window 
Press return
File will be gone.

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