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Noctural Velvet Ant ?
Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

Noctural Velvet Ant ?
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
June 19, 2008
Came to black light.
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 2 July, 2008 - 2:58pm
Last updated 16 July, 2008 - 7:17pm

Moved to the subfamily Sphaeropthalminae
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 16 July, 2008 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

Definitely a nocturnal mutillid
This one is possibly Sphaeropthalma parapenalis because of the coloration and cloudy wings, but these can't be reliably identified without a microscope.
… Kevin Williams, 3 July, 2008 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

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