Cerambyx cerdo Linnaeus, 1758
(Great Capricorn Beetle)

Interactions where Cerambyx cerdo is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within wood Major Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Cerambyx cerdo/Cerambyx cerdogreat capricorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoakswoodMajor
larva larva feeds within wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Cerambyx cerdo/Cerambyx cerdogreat capricorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treeswood

Author & YearTitleSource
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2British Wildlife Vol 19, No 1: 35-43.

Cerambyx cerdo (Great Capricorn Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cerambyx cerdo (Great Capricorn Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCerambyx cerdo (Great Capricorn Beetle)
SubfamilyCERAMBYCINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cerambyx cerdo (Great Capricorn Beetle)

Cerambyx cerdo (Great Capricorn Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. BBC NEWS (Wales: South West Wales): Carpenter finds ’extinct’ beetle news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/5120626.stm

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cerambyx cerdo (Great Capricorn Beetle):

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