Stinking Longhorn vs Daimyo Oak Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stinking Longhorn Daimyo Oak Longhorn
Scientific Name Aromia moschata ambrosiaca Mesosa myops
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Cerambycidae
Size 15-34mm 12-20 mm
Habitat Rivers & Streams Woodlands
Diet Herbivores Wood Feeders
Regions Asia Japan, China, Korea, Russia (Far East)
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Stinking Longhorn

A subspecies of the musk beetle with even more intense metallic coloring and a slightly different fragrance.

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Did You Know?

Releases a pleasant musky rose-like fragrance from thoracic glands that can be smelled from several meters away.

Daimyo Oak Longhorn

A mottled grey-brown longhorn beetle that blends perfectly with tree bark. Its larvae feed within the branches of oaks and other deciduous trees.

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Did You Know?

Its mottled bark-like pattern provides such effective camouflage that it is nearly invisible when resting on tree trunks.