Dasymutilla occidentalis (red velvet ant, eastern velvet ant) Female Dasymutilla occidentalis.
Description
English: Female Dasymutilla occidentalis.
Date 21 August 2014, 05:20:19
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/14995049675/
Author Judy Gallagher https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dasymutilla_occidentalis_(female).jpg
Dasymutilla occidentalis (red velvet ant or eastern velvet ant), is a species of parasitoid wasp native to the eastern United States. It is commonly mistaken for a member of the true ant family, as the female is wingless. The species ranges from Connecticut to Missouri in the north and Florida to Texas in the south. Other common names include cow ant and cow killer. Order: Hymenoptera, Suborder: Apocrita, Superfamily: Vespoidea, Family: Mutillidae, Subfamily: Sphaeropthalminae, Genus: Dasymutilla, Species: Dasymutilla occidentalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
