Jose B. Ruiz / Ruddy darter dragonfly {Sympetrum sanguineum} Pl de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

Robin Chittenden / Ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) at rest, Strumpshaw Fen RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, UK, July

Fabrice Cahez / Ruddy Sympetrum (Sympetrum sanguineum) perched on a flower head. Allier, France, July.

Hermann Brehm / A pair of Ruddy Darter Dragonflies (Sympetrum sanguineum) forming a mating wheel. The male is red. Bavaria, Germany, August.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ruddy Darter dragonflies (Sympetrum sanguineum) close up of mating. Male is red, and above the female. Italy, Europe.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ruddy Darter dragonflies (Sympetrum sanguineum) close up of mating. Male is red, and above the female. Italy, Europe.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) female resting on post feeding on midge that she has just caught, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) male resting on post, Umbria, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) male resting on post, Umbria, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) male resting on post, Umbria, Italy

Graham Eaton / Ruddy Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) mating pair, Clwyd, Wales, UK, August

Graham Eaton / Ruddy Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) on leaf, Clwyd, Wales, UK, August

Jose B. Ruiz / Close-up of Ruddy darter dragonfly {Sympetrum sanguineum} Plá de Xirau, Alicante, Spain

PREMAPHOTOS / Male Ruddy darter dragonfly {Sympetrum sanguineum} UK

Kim Taylor / Ruddy Darter Dragonfly {Sympetrum sanguineum} male sunning, Dorset, UK

Chris Shields / Illustration of Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum), Libelluidae. Endemic to Europe.

Robert Thompson / Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) Montiaghs Moss NNR, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Robert Thompson / Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) male, Montiaghs Moss NNR, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Ruddy darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) immature male, Montiaghs Moss NNR, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK