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Dasymutilla occidentalis- Wasp - Dasymutilla occidentalis
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Dasymutilla occidentalis- Wasp - Dasymutilla occidentalis
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
August 31, 2008
Size: L20W7
Caught at same time from vegetable garden.
Size: large one L20w7, smaller one: 16W5.5

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Contributed by daike tian on 21 September, 2008 - 1:42pm
Last updated 23 September, 2008 - 4:24pm

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