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Aphodius rufus (Moll, 1782) (a dung beetle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Aphodius rufus Imago 24 July 1998 Oxon England 3
Aphodius rufus Imago 8 August 1997 Berks England 1

Suggested Literature

Aphodius rufus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
SCARABAEOIDEA
(scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SCARABAEIDAE
(dung and carrion beetles)
Aphodius
(a genus of dung beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Aphodius rufus is associated with:

Photos imago Mammalia - mammals imago may be found in dung Jessop, L., 1986
Photos larva Mammalia - mammals larva feeds on dung/debris dung Jessop, L., 1986

There may be more taxa associated with Aphodius rufus listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Aphodius rufus:

Aphodius rufus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
SCARABAEIDAE
(dung and carrion beetles)

References

Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

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