Dasymutilla vesta

Dasymutilla vesta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mutillidae

Dasymutilla gloriosa, sometimes referred to as the thistledown velvet ant, is a member of the genus Dasymutilla. Only females are wingless, as in other mutillids. Compared to other mutillids, it is mid-sized, being larger than some of the smallest known species like Dasymutilla vesta but smaller than some of the largest known species like Dasymutilla klugii.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Dasymutilla vesta

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