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large velvet ant - Dasymutilla lepeletierii - female
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

large velvet ant - Dasymutilla lepeletierii - Female
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 26, 2007
Size: 12mm

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large velvet ant - Dasymutilla lepeletierii - female large velvet ant - Dasymutilla lepeletierii - female
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Contributed by tom murray on 28 July, 2007 - 8:19pm
Last updated 8 January, 2008 - 4:47am

Thanks for the species id Kevin
Moved from Dasymutilla.
… tom murray, 8 January, 2008 - 4:47am login or register to post comments

Dasymutilla lepeletierii
This species appears to be D. lepeletierii. The head appears to lack tubercles and the scutellar area appears to have both a scale and carinae anterior to the scale.
… Kevin Williams, 7 January, 2008 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

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