Trypocopris vernalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Spring Dumbledor)

Interactions where Trypocopris vernalis 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
adult adult is associated with corpse AVES birds Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Trypocopris vernalis/Trypocopris vernalisspring dumbledoradult Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Avesbirdscorpse
larva (solitary) solitary larva feeds on animal debris buried dung Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Trypocopris vernalis/Trypocopris vernalisspring dumbledorsolitarylarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepburieddung
larva (solitary) solitary larva feeds on animal debris buried dung Vulpes vulpes Fox, Red Fox Carnivora: Canidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Trypocopris vernalis/Trypocopris vernalisspring dumbledorsolitarylarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Vulpes vulpes/Vulpes vulpesfox, red foxburieddung

Author & YearTitleSource
Jessop, L., 1986Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 11, New edition, 53pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Trypocopris vernalis (Spring Dumbledor) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trypocopris vernalis (Spring Dumbledor) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrypocopris vernalis (Spring Dumbledor)
FamilyGEOTRUPIDAE (dumbledor beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag 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 Trypocopris vernalis (Spring Dumbledor)

Trypocopris vernalis (Spring Dumbledor) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trypocopris vernalis (Spring Dumbledor):

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