Aromia moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Musk Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAromia moschata (Musk Beetle)
SubfamilyCERAMBYCINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aromia moschata (Musk Beetle) :
1: Aromia moschata (Musk Beetle)
22 Aug 2017 OSGR: ST43 51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - white background (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 4: Adult - dorsal view - white background (2)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view - white background (3)Image 6: Adult - lateral view - white backgroundImage 7: Adult - latero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 8: Adult - head and thorax - anterior view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Adult - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Adult - head and thorax - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Adult - head and thorax - lateral view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 12: Adult - head - anterior view - enlarged - white background

Aromia moschata (Musk Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aromia moschata (Musk Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aromia moschata (Musk Beetle)
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