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male velvet ant - Dasymutilla - male
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

male velvet ant - Dasymutilla - Male
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 17, 2006
This male was moving accross a sparcely vegetated sandpit like a spider wasp, flying a few inches, then running a bit.
There were lots of these females in the same area, perhaps they're the same species.
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Contributed by tom murray on 17 June, 2006 - 8:25pm

Dasymutilla
These are defintely Dasymutilla, the male and female are probably the same species, but it is impossible to tell without the specimen. These are either D. vesta or D. nigripes, based on coloration and locality.
… Kevin Williams, 22 June, 2006 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Kevin
Next time would you like one of the females for a specimen?
… tom murray, 22 June, 2006 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

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