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Pinned Specimen - Dasymutilla aureola - female
Copyright © 2005 Scott Nelson

Pinned Specimen - Dasymutilla aureola - Female
Arlington Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
July 31, 2005
Size: 13 mm
Contributed by Scott Nelson on 25 November, 2006 - 2:06pm

I forgot to mention that this
I forgot to mention that this is dasymutilla aureola pacifica.
… William Ericson, 2 December, 2006 - 12:03pm

Big head:-)
That big, broad head is distinctive for the species. The specimens I collected in Oregon (Corvallis, oddly enough), are dull orange. This one much brighter:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 November, 2006 - 2:16pm

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