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title: "Vagrant Darter"
description: "Sympetrum vulgatum — Insetos e aranhas. The vagrant darter, or moustached darter, (Sympetrum vulgatum) is a European dragonfly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/vagrant-darter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vagrant Darter

> Sympetrum vulgatum — Insetos e aranhas. The vagrant darter, or moustached darter, (Sympetrum vulgatum) is a European dragonfly.

- Scientific name: *Sympetrum vulgatum*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 21395
- Wikidata: [Q283282](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283282)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132657](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132657)

## Names

- en: Vagrant Darter
- de: Gemeine Heidelibelle
- es: Alguacil norteño
- fr: Sympétrum vulgaire
- nl: Steenrode heidelibel
- pl: Szablak zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

RU (9044), FI (2530), DE (1531), PL (803), NL (728), DK (564), LT (560), SE (505), AT (339), UA (307), BY (211), FR (148)

## Summary

The vagrant darter, or moustached darter, (Sympetrum vulgatum) is a European dragonfly. The species takes its English name from its habit of occasionally appearing as a rare vagrant north of its normal range. However, it is likely to be under-recorded because it is very similar to the common darter (S. striolatum).
The species is common in central and northeast Europe. It breeds in standing water.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Felix Puff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181079576

## Machine access

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