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Dasymutilla ursus
Photo#166263
Copyright © 2008
Brad Barnd
Mutillid 4 -
Dasymutilla ursus
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Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
June 10, 2006
Size: ~ 11 mm
A male velvet ant, collected at same time and in same location as previous female.
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Contributed by
Brad Barnd
on 21 January, 2008 - 6:57pm
Last updated 10 June, 2011 - 5:31pm
Specimen deposited in TAMUIC
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Brad Barnd
, 12 September, 2023 - 9:10pm
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Moved
Moved from
Velvet Ants
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Brad Barnd
, 23 January, 2008 - 9:44pm
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Dasymutilla vesta
I think this is D. vesta because the tegula appears to be punctured and not glabrous like in other Dasymutilla males in the area.
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Kevin Williams
, 23 January, 2008 - 7:07pm
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