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title: "Southern Darter"
description: "Sympetrum meridionale — Insetti e ragni. Sympetrum meridionale, the southern darter, is a species of dragonfly belonging to the Skimmer family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-darter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Darter

> Sympetrum meridionale — Insetti e ragni. Sympetrum meridionale, the southern darter, is a species of dragonfly belonging to the Skimmer family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Sympetrum meridionale*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 10279
- Wikidata: [Q479057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q479057)
- iNaturalist taxon: [337499](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/337499)

## Names

- en: Southern Darter
- de: Südliche Heidelibelle
- es: Alguacil meridional
- fr: Sympétrum méridional
- nl: Zuidelijke heidelibel
- pl: Szablak południowy

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2888), RU (1514), UA (946), IT (536), DE (472), AT (414), ES (401), HU (335), PT (273), GR (222), RO (211), NL (156)

## Summary

Sympetrum meridionale, the southern darter, is a species of dragonfly belonging to the Skimmer family Libellulidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympetrum_meridionale

## Photo

![Southern Darter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-darter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francesco Cecere · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16546647

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-darter?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).