A slender longhorn beetle that is dark metallic green and emits a musky scent.
Aromia moschata, family Cerambycidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The musk beetle is a species of longhorn beetle with a somewhat coppery tint.
- This is because they are attracted to sweet things and within our bins are discarded lollipop wrappers that the musk beetles love!
- The musk beetle is quite rare in southern Britain and this one had flown into one of our ringing nets.
- A similar odor is emitted from the glands of musk ox, musk rat and musk shrew and musk beetle.
- On the right is Aromia moschata, the musk beetle.