BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Geotrupes vernalis (L., 1758) (Spring Dumbledor)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geotrupes vernalis | in situ, specimen on grey background, close-ups of diagnostic features | 18 July 2007 | Merioneth | Wales | 22 | 13 |
Suggested Literature
Geotrupes vernalis may be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
SCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Geotrupes vernalis is associated with:
 |
imago | Aves - birds | imago may be found under corpse | Jessop, L., 1986 [on dry sandy soil] | |
|
larva | Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) | larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung | Jessop, L., 1986 [each burrow contains a single larva] | |
|
larva | Vulpes vulpes - Fox (Carnivora: Canidae) | larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung | Jessop, L., 1986 [each burrow contains a single larva] |
There may be more taxa associated with Geotrupes vernalis listed at higher taxonomic level
|
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
Associated with Geotrupes vernalis:
Geotrupes vernalis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
References
| Jessop, L., 1986 | Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) |
