''Dasymutilla aureola'' is a species of
velvet ant
The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be bl ...
in the family
Mutillidae, found in the western United States.
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Mutillidae
Insects described in 1865
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