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Dasymutilla vesta
Fuzzy black and reddish-orange wasp.
Sandy suburban yard next to mixed forest
There is a chance it could be Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica, but the folks on bugguide were leaning towards D. vesta. I was told this by someone on bugguide: Head is rounded = Dasymutilla vesta; Head is squared = Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica
Spotted on Jul 15, 2015
Submitted on Jul 28, 2015
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