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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) » Mutillinae » Trogaspidiini » Timulla » Timulla suspensa
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velvet ant - Timulla suspensa - female
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

velvet ant - Timulla suspensa - Female
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
September 14, 2015
Size: over 1 cm
I found this velvet ant particularly attractive.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 14 September, 2015 - 10:32pm
Last updated 2 October, 2015 - 11:08am

Moved
Moved from Timulla.
… George Waldren, 2 October, 2015 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

 
Perfect!
An species identification for one of my velvet ants! Great! I had labeled it as T. suspensa already but this confirmation is wonderful news. Thank you George and Margarethe!
… Salvador Vitanza, 2 October, 2015 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Happy to help, Salvador
Keep the aculeate photos coming!
… George Waldren, 2 October, 2015 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
I just sent
some Aculeata your way...
… Salvador Vitanza, 2 October, 2015 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 2 October, 2015 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 15 September, 2015 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

Timulla sp. I'd say
… margarethe brummermann, 15 September, 2015 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you Margarethe! It resembles T. suspensa. I appreciate your kind help.
… Salvador Vitanza, 15 September, 2015 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

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