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Onthophagus vacca (L., 1767) (a dung beetle)

Suggested Literature

Onthophagus vacca 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)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Onthophagus vacca is associated with:

Photos larva Bos taurus (domestic) - Domestic Cattle (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Jessop, L., 1986 [usually on low-lying green pastures]
Photos larva Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Jessop, L., 1986 [usually on low-lying green pastures]
Photos larva Equus caballus - Horse (Perissodactyla: Equidae) larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Jessop, L., 1986 [usually on low-lying green pastures]

There may be more taxa associated with Onthophagus vacca listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Onthophagus vacca:

Onthophagus vacca 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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