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Velvet Ant - Dasymutilla quadriguttata - female
Copyright © 2007 Marvin and Jo Smith

Velvet Ant - Dasymutilla quadriguttata - Female
Ozark Mountains, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
June 12, 2007
Size: 11mm

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Contributed by Marvin and Jo Smith on 20 July, 2007 - 3:49am
Last updated 23 July, 2007 - 11:09am

Moved
Moved from Dasymutilla.
… Marvin and Jo Smith, 23 July, 2007 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Definitely Dasymutilla
We will have to wait for Kevin Williams or William Ericson to ID this to the species. I believe it is new to BG, maybe D. quadrigutatta. I have never seen this kind before. Great shot. Don't know if you collect, but would love one of these. Please move this to the dasymutilla page as I don't have BG editor permission.
… Scott Nelson, 20 July, 2007 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Dasymutilla sp it is...
... for the time being anyway.

I don't collect, just briefly intern some uncooperative specimens -- like velvet ants that refuse to hold still for a photograph. This one was a catch and release back in mid-June. Sorry about that. :-(

Interestingly, this velvet ant was an early bird. Velvet ants (mostly Cow Killers) are numerous now, but there were two or three of these in the same general area back in mid-June. I have no idea if that is characteristic for this species or just a fluke.

Thanks for your help.

Marvin
… Marvin and Jo Smith, 21 July, 2007 - 12:56am login or register to post comments

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