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Mutillid 3 - Dasymutilla quadriguttata - female
Copyright © 2013 Gary Griswold

Mutillid 3 - Dasymutilla quadriguttata - Female
4 miles West of Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA
June 12, 2013
Size: ~ 12.5 mm
Yet another mutillid caught in the same area as the previous two, this one is a Dasymutilla quadriguttata I believe. Also of note I have quadriguttatas from this area of variable sizes, from this 12.5mm down to 7.5mm, is this normal?

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 6 July, 2013 - 4:15pm
Last updated 15 July, 2013 - 8:54pm

Dasymutilla quadriguttata
Velvet ants can vary considerably in size within a species, even at the same site. The size of the host determines the size of the mutillid, so variable sizes indicates several hosts are being utilized.

Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 15 July, 2013 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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