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Velvet Ant, Dasymutilla klugii - Dasymutilla klugii
Copyright © 2005 tony gallucci

Velvet Ant, Dasymutilla klugii - Dasymutilla klugii
Camp Rio Vista, W of Ingram, Kerr County, Texas, USA
September 2, 2005
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Contributed by tony gallucci on 2 June, 2006 - 12:42am
Last updated 25 June, 2007 - 11:52am

Moved
Moved from Dasymutilla.

I agree with Kevin's ID, I collected one in this area.
… George Waldren, 25 June, 2007 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

D. klugii
Based on the location, coloration and a guess at the size, this is D. klugii. In Texas, there are multiple species that share this coloration, however, all but one or two of them are less than .5 inches long with shorter setae. If the specimen was relatively small, it is possibly D. klugiodes or another species.
… Kevin Williams, 22 June, 2006 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I don't remember t
Thanks!

I don't remember this being particularly large, but i would have guessed in the half-inch or a little larger range.

tg
… tony gallucci, 22 June, 2006 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Identification
I would stick with D. klugii because of the general appearance, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was something else.
… Kevin Williams, 23 June, 2006 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

 
Another D. klugii
What do you think about this one, also from Texas?

It was large, about 25 mm (1 inch), or slightly less.
Thanks for any ideas.
… Cotinis, 30 November, 2006 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
Probably D. gorgon
One of the only other large species with this color pattern is D. gorgon. It is separated from D. klugii because of the very large head. To me, this specimen's head looks much broader than the first specimen. I would need to check some other characters to be absolutely sure.
… Kevin Williams, 1 December, 2006 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

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