Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792)
(Lesser Grain-borer, Lesser Grain Borer)

Interactions where Rhyzopertha dominica 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
feeds on Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Bostrichidae/Rhyzopertha dominica/Rhyzopertha dominicalesser grain-borer, lesser grain borer Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Rhyzopertha dominica (Lesser Grain-borer, Lesser Grain Borer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhyzopertha dominica (Lesser Grain-borer, Lesser Grain Borer) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
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references
Rhizopertha dominica
Synonym
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhyzopertha dominica (Lesser Grain-borer, Lesser Grain Borer)
FamilyBOSTRICHIDAE (powder-post beetles)
SuperfamilyBOSTRICHOIDEA (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)
Series Bostrichiformia (wood boring, powder post and hide 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 Rhyzopertha dominica (Lesser Grain-borer, Lesser Grain Borer)

Rhyzopertha dominica (Lesser Grain-borer, Lesser Grain Borer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhyzopertha dominica (Lesser Grain-borer, Lesser Grain Borer):

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