The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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adult (swarming) | swarming adult may be found on canopy | Quercus | oaks | Fagales: Fagaceae | Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 |
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adult (swarming) | swarming adult may be found on canopy | Malus | apples | Rosales: Rosaceae | Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 |
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adult (swarming) | swarming adult may be found on canopy | [Broadleaved trees] | broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees | Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 |
The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Filters:
Affected Part | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Dexia rustica | a parasitoid fly | Diptera: Tachinidae | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993 Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha, Walker, M.G., 1943 |
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larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Dexiosoma caninum | a parasitoid fly | Diptera: Tachinidae | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993 |
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larva may be infected by | Steinernema carpocapsae | an eelworm | Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 |
Author & Year | Title | Source |
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Belshaw, R., 1993 | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 | Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants | Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins |
Walker, M.G., 1943 | Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Series A. 113: 126-176. |
Melolontha melolontha (Common Cockchafer, May Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melolontha melolontha (Common Cockchafer, May Bug) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) | 2006 | A Coleopterist’s handbook | The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society | |
Revels, R. | 2005 | Male Cockchafer | Vol 16, No. 6 Page: Front cover |
Melolontha melolontha (Common Cockchafer, May Bug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Walker, M.G. | 1943 | Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Series A. 113: 126-176. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Melolontha melolontha (Common Cockchafer, May Bug):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 32 images of Melolontha melolontha (Common Cockchafer, May Bug) |
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