pacific velvet ant

Dasymutilla aureola

Member of velvet ants (family Mutillidae)
wasps
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

Caution: There may be other wild species of this genus not yet included in this guide.

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• females (wingless)
• covered with red hairs
• thorax as broad as long
• head broader than the thorax
• males (winged) ...

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Chris’s observations: 11 (7 are research grade)

Locations:

• Monte Bello OSP: 2
• Santa Teresa CP: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Calero CP
• Ed R. Levin CP
• Mt. Diablo SP
• Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
• Russian Ridge OSP
• Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 3
• May: 2
• Jun.: 3
• Jul.: 1
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 0
• Nov.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist