Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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 vagans
Photo#2017146
Unknown ant species - Timulla vagans - female
Copyright © 2021 Regina Spotti

Unknown ant species - Timulla vagans - Female
Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 6, 2021
Size: 4mm
Only one found crawling madly over Passiflora incarnata/passionflower vine. I have never observed one in our area before and could not capture it for better photos. Could this be a species of velvet ant?

Images of this individual: tag all
Unknown ant species - Timulla vagans - female Unknown ant species - Timulla vagans Unknown ant species - Timulla vagans
Contributed by Regina Spotti on 6 August, 2021 - 6:58pm
Last updated 10 August, 2021 - 10:34am

Moved
Moved from Timulla.
… George Waldren, 10 August, 2021 - 10:34am

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 7 August, 2021 - 1:02am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 6 August, 2021 - 7:01pm

 
Wow! It's actually a wasp spe
Wow! It's actually a wasp species?!!? That is so cool! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I appreciate it.
… Regina Spotti, 6 August, 2021 - 8:08pm

 
well, ants (and bees) are wasp lineages, too
all these words are actually quite confusing
… v belov, 6 August, 2021 - 8:29pm

 
Yes, I understand that. But,
Yes, I understand that. But, I don't automatically consider the options of "wasp" species when I think of "ant" species. This is very cool...to me, at least!
… Regina Spotti, 12 August, 2021 - 12:48pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo