Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781)
(Common Grammoptera)

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)
Records of Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera) :
1: Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera)
30 Apr 2011 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Small longhorn visiting Hawthorn flowers
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: On Hawthorn flowers - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: On Hawthorn flowers - dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: On Hawthorn flowers - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 6: On Hawthorn flowers - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged
2: Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera)
29 May 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
At Hogweed flower
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Fore three-quarter view - enlargedImage 5: Postero-dorsal view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() 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:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Grammoptera ruficornis (Common Grammoptera)
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