Species Account for Aromia moschata
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Aromia moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Musk Beetle
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data
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Status: Nb
Essex RDB: Listed
Saproxylic species
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Essex Post-1969 record/s; VC18 1970-on record/s.
Species text
Nationally the Musk Beetle was formerly more widespread, but is much declined with modern records widely distributed from southern England through to northern England, and also recorded from the Hebrides. It is a beetle of wetland and wet woodland, in particular fens and willow carr. The host trees are probably sallow, white willow and osier, appearing to have a preference for healthy, younger or mature trees, rather than overmature ones. The presence of nectar sources such as umbellifers may be important for this species (Hyman & Parsons 1992). References
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