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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) » Sphaeropthalminae » Nocturnal Velvet Ants (Sphaeropthalmini) » Odontophotopsis » Odontophotopsis venusta
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Velvet ant? - Odontophotopsis venusta
Copyright © 2010 Carol Davis

Velvet ant? - Odontophotopsis venusta
Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah, USA
September 26, 2010
Is this a male velvet ant? I've seen other types but not this orange one.

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Contributed by Carol Davis on 27 September, 2010 - 9:47am
Last updated 4 October, 2010 - 2:14pm

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… Carol Davis, 4 October, 2010 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

Great find!
This is a male of Odontophotopsis venusta. Usually this species is nocturnal, was it active during the day?
… Kevin Williams, 4 October, 2010 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
Yes, it was visiting a row of sunflower plants and it was around 10:00 am.
… Carol Davis, 4 October, 2010 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
Cool
That's really interesting.
… Kevin Williams, 4 October, 2010 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Carol Davis, 27 September, 2010 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

Male Mutillid
looks right to me. Reminds me a bit of this one:



That is by no means an ID, however. I could be way off base, so wait to hear from someone who actually knows something about these critters. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 September, 2010 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
That helps to narrow it down. I'll move it to Velvet Ants. Thanks for the help, Ken.
… Carol Davis, 27 September, 2010 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

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