Cetonia aurata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer)

Interactions where Cetonia aurata 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
larva larva feeds within dead wood UK/Ireland Quercus ilex Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Cetonia aurata breeding on Holm Oak in Somerset, Whitehead, P.F., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Cetonia aurata/Cetonia auratarose beetle, rose chaferlarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/Quercus ilexholm oak, evergreen oakdeadwood
adult adult feeds on live bud Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Cetonia aurata/Cetonia auratarose beetle, rose chaferadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarslivebud (6)
adult adult feeds on live flower Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Cetonia aurata/Cetonia auratarose beetle, rose chaferadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsliveflower (6)
adult adult feeds on live leaf Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Cetonia aurata/Cetonia auratarose beetle, rose chaferadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsliveleaf (6)
larva larva feeds within dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Cetonia aurata/Cetonia auratarose beetle, rose chaferlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood
larva larva feeds within dead compost [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Cetonia aurata/Cetonia auratarose beetle, rose chaferlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdeadcompost

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Whitehead, P.F., 2004Cetonia aurata breeding on Holm Oak in SomersetThe Coleopterist Vol 13(1): 23-25.

Cetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer)
GenusCetonia (a genus of chafers)
SubfamilyCETONIINAE (a subfamily of chafers)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion 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 Cetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Cetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Whitehead, P.F. 2004 Cetonia aurata breeding on Holm Oak in Somerset The Coleopterist Vol 13(1): 23-25.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 14 images of Cetonia aurata (Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer)
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