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Cow Killer (female)

Dasymutilla occidentalis

Description:

About 12-15 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. This may be a worn or disfigured specimen, but the color of western U.S. specimens is more subdued than that of eastern U.S. specimens.

Habitat:

Cheyenne Mountain State Park is mixed coniferous forest, especially pine, with Gambel's oak. The forest is interrupted by large open grassland habitat. This wasp was crawling on the ground over rocky soil.

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1 Comment

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 10 years ago

Wow, her color really IS drab as compared with the ones I see. Still beautiful, though! :-)

BugEric
Spotted by
BugEric

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Aug 10, 2013
Submitted on Jan 10, 2014

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