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Male velvet ant (?) with pale, dark-spotted wings - Chyphotes - male
Copyright © 2017 Ken Schneider

Male velvet ant (?) with pale, dark-spotted wings - Chyphotes - Male
Barstow Community College, San Bernardino County, California, USA
August 27, 2017
Size: ca 15 mm

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Male velvet ant (?) with pale, dark-spotted wings - Chyphotes - male Male velvet ant (?) with pale, dark-spotted wings - Chyphotes - male
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 27 August, 2017 - 4:09pm
Last updated 18 October, 2022 - 5:17pm

Moved
Moved from Chyphotes.
… Elliott Gordon, 18 October, 2022 - 5:17pm

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps.
… Bob Biagi, 16 December, 2017 - 4:43pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 27 August, 2017 - 7:12pm

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