Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#1024327
Dasymutilla macilenta  - Dasymutilla macilenta - female

Dasymutilla macilenta - Dasymutilla macilenta - Female
Blountstown, Fl in the Panhandle, Calhoun County, Florida, USA
November 29, 2014
Size: 8-10mm
This Velvet Ant was running through the San Augustine grass on a warm late Fall day. Dr. Kevin Williams of the U. of Florida kindly IDed it as Dasymutilla macilenta. I thought this might be new for Bugguide.

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.