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Aphodius fossor (L., 1758) (a dung beetle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Aphodius fossor Imago 17 May 1997 Berks England 1

Suggested Literature

Aphodius fossor 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 fossor is associated with:

Photos imago Mammalia - mammals imago may be found in dung Jessop, L., 1986
Photos imago Bos taurus (domestic) - Domestic Cattle (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 Bos taurus (domestic) - Domestic Cattle (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) larva feeds on dung/debris dung Major Jessop, L., 1986

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

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Aphodius fossor:

Aphodius fossor 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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