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Velvet Ant - female - Timulla
Copyright © 2001 Bill Johnson

Velvet Ant - female - Timulla
Kellogg, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
July 27, 2001
Also from the Cedar Creek site - just Dasymutilla - no species found. Anyone have any ideas?
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 27 January, 2005 - 5:12pm
Last updated 17 March, 2005 - 11:29pm

Timulla sp.
Pretty certain this is a species of Timulla, not Dasymutilla. I'll see if I can get Dr. Craig Brabant (University of Wisconsin) to take a look at our velvet ant images. Nice shot!
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 January, 2005 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely a Timulla sp.
You are right that the specimen is Timulla. Based on the loaclity and general appearance I would guess T. vagans (Fabricius), but it is difficult enough to identify these guys under a microscope, and almost impossible in the field! Great shot!
… Kevin Williams, 27 February, 2005 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

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