Stinking Longhorn vs Setaceous Hebrew Character

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stinking Longhorn Setaceous Hebrew Character
Scientific Name Aromia moschata ambrosiaca Xestia c-nigrum
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Cerambycidae Noctuidae
Size 15-34mm 38-45 mm wingspan
Habitat Rivers & Streams Farmland
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Asia Europe, Asia, North America
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.

Setaceous Hebrew Character

A grey-brown moth with a dark mark on the forewing resembling a Hebrew letter. It is a migratory species that regularly reinforces its northern populations.

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Did You Know?

The 'c-nigrum' in its scientific name describes the black C-shaped mark on the forewing.