Dasymutilla gloriosa
| Thistledown Velvet Ant | |
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| Female | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Vespoidea |
| Family: | Mutillidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphaeropthalminae |
| Genus: | Dasymutilla |
| Species: | D. gloriosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasymutilla gloriosa | |
The Thistledown Velvet Ant is a member of the Dasymutilla genus. The female is flightless while the male retains its wings. It ranges from Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and south into Mexico.
References
- "Species Dasymutilla gloriosa". Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Evans, Arthur V. (2007). Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1.
- "Thistledown Velvet Ants from Baja California, Mexico".