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Afraid to guess - Timulla - male
Copyright © 2009 Dennis Totin

Afraid to guess - Timulla - Male
garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 28, 2009
It looks kinda waspish, but also beeish and flyish, but it flew like a beetle, kinda drifting slowly as it moved
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Contributed by Dennis Totin on 28 July, 2009 - 5:18pm
Last updated 6 August, 2009 - 10:05am

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
The genus is certain, so moved to genus level.
… Beatriz Moisset, 6 August, 2009 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Dennis Totin, 29 July, 2009 - 4:51am login or register to post comments

nice wasp --- could this be a male mutillid?
let's wait for those in the know
… v belov, 28 July, 2009 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely.
Yes, this is a male velvet ant.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 July, 2009 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Timulla species
This is a male Timulla species, possibly T. oajaca.
… Kevin Williams, 3 August, 2009 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

 
New Entry
I don't see an entry or this in BugGuide - does a new one have to be created?

Dennis
… Dennis Totin, 3 August, 2009 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

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