Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781)
(Common Grammoptera)

Interactions where Grammoptera ruficornis 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
visits for nectar and/or pollen flower MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Grammoptera ruficornis/Grammoptera ruficorniscommon grammoptera Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsflower (4-7)
visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Major Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Grammoptera ruficornis/Grammoptera ruficorniscommon grammoptera Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/CrataegushawthornsflowerMajor (4-7)
larva larva feeds within rotten, fungus-infested branch [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Grammoptera ruficornis/Grammoptera ruficorniscommon grammopteralarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesrotten, fungus-infestedbranch

Author & YearTitleSource
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 406-414.

Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGrammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera)
GenusGrammoptera (a genus of longhorn beetles)
TribeRhagiini (a tribe of longhorn beetles)
SubfamilyLEPTURINAE (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 Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Kaufmann, R.R.U. 1947 Notes on Grammoptera holomelina Pool and the colour forms of G. ruficornis F. (Col., Cerambycidae) Ent. Mon. Mag. 83: 10-12.
() Kaufmann, R.R.U. 1947 Notes on Grammoptera holomelina Pool and the colour forms of G. ruficornis F. (Col., Cerambycidae) Ent. Mon. Mag. 83: 10-12.

Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera)
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