page_title: Musk beetle
section_title: Biology
hierarchical_section_title: Musk beetle / Biology
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Tesařík pižmový (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: The adults are usually found on leaves, especially those of the willow trees, where the larva of this species lives. The secretion with the characteristic musky smell is produced in thoracic glands, and is expelled through openings located on the distal part of the metasternum, near the hind legs articulation. The secretion was formerly supposed to contain salicylaldehyde or a salicylic ether, but there is now evidence that it consists instead mainly of four different monoterpenes, among which is rose oxide, one of the most important fragrances in perfumery.
caption: Musk beetle (Aromia moschata)
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