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Ant with Wings - Chyphotes
Copyright © 2009 HHC

Ant with Wings - Chyphotes
Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
September 11, 2009
I was wondering the name of this Ant.
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Contributed by HHC on 11 September, 2009 - 4:59pm
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 3:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… George Waldren, 25 September, 2009 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

not exactly an ant -- this is a male wasp...
...a member of the family Mutillidae, appropriately called 'velvet ants' :-]
… v belov, 11 September, 2009 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

 
really?
A wasp, huh. The pest technician said it was a flying ant. Thank you for the correction
… HHC, 11 September, 2009 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Bradynobaenidae: Chyphotes sp.
This is a bradynobaenid wasp in the genus Chyphotes. This genus is nocturnal. The males are winged, while the females are not.
… George Waldren, 25 September, 2009 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

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