page_title: Musk beetle
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Musk beetle / Description
caption_attribution_description: Català: Aromia moschata (Aromia moschata) Čeština: Tesařík pižmový (Aromia moschata) Dansk: Moskusbuk (Aromia moschata) Deutsch: Moschusbock (Aromia moschata) English: Musk beetle (Aromia moschata); mandibule close up. Español: Macuba (Aromia moschata); primer plano de la mandíbula. Français&#160;: Aromie musquée (Aromia moschata) Magyar: Pézsmacincér (Aromia moschata) 日本語: ジャコウカミキリ (Aromia moschata) Lietuvių: Muskusinis ūsuotis (Aromia moschata) Latviešu: Zaļais vītolgrauzis (Aromia moschata) Nederlands: Muskusboktor (Aromia moschata) Norsk bokmål: Moskusbukk (Aromia moschata) Polski: Wonnica piżmówka (Aromia moschata) Русский: Усач мускусный (Aromia moschata) Slovenčina: Fuzáč pižmový (Aromia moschata) Svenska: Myskbock (Aromia moschata) Українська: Вусач пахучий мускусний (Aromia moschata)
context_page_description: The musk beetle is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced.
context_section_description: This beetle is characterised by very long antennae (like all other cerambycids) and a somewhat coppery or greenish metallic tint. The  typical form, characterised by a pronotum with a metallic color, is widespread in Europe, except for most of Spain and Southern Italy. In such regions, in North Africa, and in Asia to Japan, the species is represented by some subspecies characterised by  a more or less red pronotum. The antennae are longer than the entire head and body length in male and as long as body in females. Nevertheless, the Oriental subspecies have usually shorter antennae.
  The musk beetle can  be found in Great Britain locally, for example at Caldicot and Wentloog Levels otherwise known as Gwent Levels SSSI
caption: Close-up of the mouthparts
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