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Dasymutilla snoworum
About 6-7 millimeters in body length, colored as shown.
This insect was eating sweet exudates from the leaves, stems, and buds of a common sunflower (Helianthus anuus) in a vast open field of degraded shortgrass prairie with yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
Identification provided by George Waldren via Bugguide.net
Spotted on Aug 17, 2012
Submitted on Jan 10, 2014
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