Aromia moschata POLAND A1

£9.95

The Musk Beetle

Sex: Male or FM

Quality: A1 (Perfect)

Format: SET Mounted on card

 

 

Availability: 9 in stock SKU: WB14927

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Cerambycidae, First named by Linnaeus in 1758.

Colour: Overall colour is metallic blue/green, depending how the light hits it. .

Size: Length measuring from the tip of the head/jaw to the end of the abdomen but excluding the legs and antenna: 30-34mm

Comments & Applications: This is the only northern European member of a small Palaearctic genus of about 10 species of strikingly beautiful cerambycids. Commonly known as The Musk Beetle, due to the smell it gives off in self defence. A collectable species also the ideal subject for artwork, photography, framing, interior design, film, entertainment or educational purposes

Format: Supplied SET,  glued on a card base.

More Information: Wikipedia