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title: "Broad Scarlet"
description: "Crocothemis erythraea — Insetos e aranhas. The scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/broad-scarlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Broad Scarlet

> Crocothemis erythraea — Insetos e aranhas. The scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Crocothemis erythraea*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 37581
- Wikidata: [Q1409595](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1409595)
- iNaturalist taxon: [85030](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85030)

## Names

- en: Broad Scarlet
- de: Feuerlibelle
- es: Vigilante escarlata
- fr: Crocothémis écarlate
- nl: Vuurlibel
- pl: Szafranka czerwona

## Countries with the most observations

FR (5930), IT (5555), ZA (4586), ES (4547), PT (2976), DE (2218), GR (945), AT (585), UA (537), RU (508), MG (497), NL (424)

## Summary

The scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Its common names include broad scarlet, common scarlet-darter, and scarlet darter.

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

## Photo

![Broad Scarlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-scarlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Istvan Sipos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/377134277

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broad-scarlet?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).