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title: "Bruinrode heidelibel"
description: "Sympetrum striolatum — Insecten en spinnen. The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-darter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bruinrode heidelibel

> Sympetrum striolatum — Insecten en spinnen. The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia.

- Scientific name: *Sympetrum striolatum*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 56591
- Wikidata: [Q1548239](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1548239)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55625](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55625)

## Names

- en: Common Darter
- de: Große Heidelibelle
- es: Alguacil estriado
- fr: Sympétrum strié
- nl: Bruinrode heidelibel
- pl: Szablak podobny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (15937), DE (7923), FR (6284), IT (3078), ES (2687), NL (1796), DK (1342), BE (1280), AT (1252), PT (968), CH (671), RU (623)

## Summary

The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. In the south of its range adults are on the wing all year round.

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

## Photo

![Bruinrode heidelibel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-darter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Crebassa Jason · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84284408

## Machine access

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