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Aphodius lapponum Gyllenhal, 1806 (Northern Dung Beetle)

Suggested Literature

Aphodius lapponum 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 lapponum is associated with:

Photos imago Mammalia - mammals imago may be found in dung Jessop, L., 1986
Photos imago Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) imago may be found in dung Major Jessop, L., 1986
Photos larva Mammalia - mammals larva feeds on dung/debris dung Jessop, L., 1986
Photos larva Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) larva feeds on dung/debris dung Major Jessop, L., 1986

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

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Aphodius lapponum:

Aphodius lapponum 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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