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Thistledown Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla gloriosa

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 9 years ago
Thistledown Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla gloriosa Species Dasymutilla gloriosa - Thistledown Velvet Ant - BugGuide.Net


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SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Learning something new has become a way of life for me on PN. Thanks. This is wonderful spotting.

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 9 years ago

Nice one! This is a female wasp known as a Velvet Ant.

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nickashforth
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nickashforth

Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2014
Submitted on May 7, 2014

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