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Dasymutilla - Dasymutilla bioculata - female
Copyright © 2006 Patrick Alexander

Dasymutilla - Dasymutilla bioculata - Female
Carrizozo Malpais, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
July 5, 2006
There were lots of these guys on compacted clayey soil on the edge of the lava flows. Females were easy to photograph while checking sites for burrow potential, didn't get a decent picture of a male.
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Contributed by Patrick Alexander on 12 July, 2006 - 7:14pm
Last updated 26 March, 2011 - 6:18pm

Moved
Moved from Dasymutilla creusa.
… George Waldren, 26 March, 2011 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 25 June, 2007 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

this looks like dasymutilla c
this looks like dasymutilla chiron, there were lots of these in Utah.
… William Ericson, 12 July, 2006 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

 
D. creusa
This is D. creusa, because it lacks silvery setae on the apex of the abdomen. These species are nearly identical and probably only represent one species.
… Kevin Williams, 24 August, 2006 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

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