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Dasymutilla
Photo#128923
Copyright © 2007
Marvin Smith
Velvet Ant -
Dasymutilla
Ozark Mountains, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
July 19, 2007
Size: 13mm
Dasymutilla pyrrhus?
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Contributed by
Marvin Smith
on 20 July, 2007 - 3:26am
Last updated 23 July, 2007 - 10:28am
Dasymutilla it is.
Genus works fine for me in the absence of a specimen on hand, microscope or the knowledge to distinguish between species. Thanks, Kevin.
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Marvin Smith
, 23 July, 2007 - 10:28am
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Definitely Dasymutilla
Almost impossible to know the species without a specimen on hand and a good microscope.
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Kevin Williams
, 23 July, 2007 - 8:40am
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