vagrant darter

{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Gemeine Heidelibelle (Sympetrum vulgatum) 4.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| image2 = Sympetrum vulgatum LC0368.jpg

| image2_caption = Female

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Kalkman, V.J. |year=2014 |title= Sympetrum vulgatum |page= e.T165483A19170436 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T165483A19170436.en |access-date=27 May 2024}}

| genus = Sympetrum

| species = vulgatum

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

}}

The vagrant 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.