Stinking Longhorn vs Coffee Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stinking Longhorn Coffee Longhorn
Scientific Name Aromia moschata ambrosiaca Xylotrechus quadripes
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Cerambycidae
Size 15-34mm 12-20 mm
Habitat Rivers & Streams Farmland
Diet Herbivores Wood Feeders
Regions Asia India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

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.

Coffee Longhorn

A significant pest of arabica coffee in South and Southeast Asia, with zigzag yellow markings on dark brown elytra. Larvae bore into the main stems of coffee bushes, causing branch die-back. Adults emerge during the monsoon season.

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Did You Know?

Infestations can kill entire coffee bushes within a single season, causing up to 30% crop loss in some regions.