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Dirty, Hairy Bug - Chyphotes - male
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Dirty, Hairy Bug - Chyphotes - Male
Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego County, California, USA
July 18, 2017
Some kind of wasp?

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Dirty, Hairy Bug - Chyphotes - male Dirty, Hairy Bug - Chyphotes - male
Contributed by Tim Robinson on 19 July, 2017 - 8:28pm
Last updated 16 December, 2017 - 6:50pm

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps.

Winged = ♂
… Bob Biagi, 16 December, 2017 - 6:50pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 7 August, 2017 - 10:25pm

Yep, a wasp.
Probably the family Mutillidae (aka velvet ants), or a near relative.
… Bob Zuparko, 20 July, 2017 - 9:51am

 
velvet ant
Sounds reasonable. Probably would have helped if I'd given him a bath. Thanks.
… Tim Robinson, 20 July, 2017 - 11:09am

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