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Hairy Velvet Ant Punctated Surfaces - Dasymutilla arenivaga - male
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Hairy Velvet Ant Punctated Surfaces - Dasymutilla arenivaga - Male
Tonopah Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
May 2, 2015
Size: 13mm
NOTE: This image is very blurry, because he is flying. (in bright sunlight) Here you can see how much his body resembles that of a wingless female Velvet Ant. (or how much different...?)
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Contributed by Bob Biagi on 5 June, 2015 - 2:29am
Last updated 26 January, 2017 - 2:49pm

Moved
Moved from Dasymutilla.
… Bob Biagi, 28 July, 2015 - 1:02am

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… Bob Biagi, 13 June, 2015 - 10:25am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 June, 2015 - 5:03am

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