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Phyllopertha horticola (L., 1758) (Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Gug, Field Chafer, Garden Chafer)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Phyllopertha horticola 29 May 2005 East Gloucestershire England 1
Phyllopertha horticola Imago 10 June 2003 Monmouth England 5 1
Phyllopertha horticola Imago 22 May 2000 Oxon England 3
Phyllopertha horticola Imago 20 May 2000 Bucks England 2 6

Suggested Literature

General Works

Walker, M.G., 1943 Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha

Phyllopertha horticola may also 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)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Phyllopertha horticola is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Phyllopertha horticola listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Phyllopertha horticola:

larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Dexia rustica - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Estheria cristata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [NHM]

Phyllopertha horticola may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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