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Dasymutilla? - Dasymutilla vestita - male
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Dasymutilla? - Dasymutilla vestita - Male
Comanche National Grasslands, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA
July 28, 2013
Size: abt 15-17 mm

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Dasymutilla? - Dasymutilla vestita - male Dasymutilla? - Dasymutilla vestita - male
Contributed by Diane Wilson on 7 August, 2013 - 3:21pm
Last updated 27 September, 2013 - 6:22pm

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… v belov, 27 September, 2013 - 6:22pm

Dasymutilla vestita
I think this male is Dasymutilla vestita based on color and distribution. It also seems a bit more "chunky" than many other Dasymutilla males.
… Kevin Williams, 29 August, 2013 - 9:51am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 23 August, 2013 - 10:51am

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