---
title: "Wonnica piżmówka"
description: "Aromia moschata — Owady i pająki. The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/musk-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wonnica piżmówka

> Aromia moschata — Owady i pająki. The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini.

- Scientific name: *Aromia moschata*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 13458
- Wikidata: [Q389732](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q389732)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129385](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129385)

## Names

- en: Musk beetle
- de: Moschusbock
- fr: Aromie musquée
- nl: Muskusboktor
- pl: Wonnica piżmówka

## Countries with the most observations

DE (3074), AT (1401), DK (997), CZ (948), RU (914), FR (730), PL (643), SE (528), IT (462), LT (449), CH (358), UA (273)

## Summary

The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced. The beetle has a shell with an iridescence tone that changes with the angle of view. It has a hard shell around the thorax with hard sharp spines.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_beetle

## Photo

![Wonnica piżmówka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/musk-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirko Ubović · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/306004725

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/musk-beetle?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).