BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Gnorimus nobilis (L., 1758) (Noble Chafer)
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds), 2006 (Colour photographs of imago, larva, frass) | A Coleopterist's handbook |
| Gibbons, B., 2004, Noble Chafer, British Wildlife, Vol 15, No 4: 282 | Noble Chafer |
Gnorimus nobilis may also be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Gnorimus nobilis is associated with:
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larva | Rosaceae - roses and fruit trees | larva feeds on | Jessop, L., 1986 [fruit trees] | |
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larva | Salix - willows (Salicaceae) | larva feeds on | Jessop, L., 1986 | |
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larva | Betula - birches (Betulaceae) | larva feeds within wood mould of stump | Bullock, J.A., 1992 | |
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larva | Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae) | larva feeds within wood mould of stump | Bullock, J.A., 1992 |
There may be more taxa associated with Gnorimus nobilis listed at higher taxonomic level
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COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
Associated with Gnorimus nobilis:
Gnorimus nobilis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
SCARABAEIDAE (dung and carrion beetles) |
References
| Bullock, J.A., 1992 | Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations |
| Jessop, L., 1986 | Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) |
