- Dasymutilla gloriosa
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Thistledown Velvet Ant 
Female 
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". http://bugguide.net/node/view/13123. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- Evans, Arthur V. (2007). Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co.. pp. 371. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1.
- "Thistledown Velvet Ants from Baja California, Mexico". http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/06/thistledown-velvet-ants-from-baja-california-mexico/.
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