Stinking Longhorn vs Tanner Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stinking Longhorn Tanner Beetle
Scientific Name Aromia moschata ambrosiaca Prionus coriarius
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Cerambycidae
Size 15-34mm 18-45 mm
Habitat Rivers & Streams Woodlands
Diet Herbivores Root Feeders
Regions Asia Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe
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.

Tanner Beetle

A large, robust, dark brown longhorn beetle that flies noisily at dusk. Its powerful larvae bore into the roots of deciduous trees for up to four years.

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Did You Know?

Males produce a squeaking sound by rubbing their thorax against their head when handled.