The Flame-winged Darter (Yellow-winged Darter), Sympetrum flaveolum , is a dragonfly found in Europe and mid and Northern China. Breeding is confined to stagnant water, usual
…ly in peat bogs. After mating, the female deposits her eggs on a stem just below the water line. When the eggs hatch, the nymphs prey on small aquatic insects and fish until time for metamorphosis, when they climb out of the water, again on stems of plants, and the adult Darter emerges. Sites which are likely to attract this species have thick rushy margins. The Yellow-winged Darter tends to make quite short flights when settled at a site, and frequently perches quite low down on vegetation. (MORE)