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Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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Bothriomutilla rugicollis (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant) at Orangeville, NSW by belleandjason3113

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Aussiegall wrote:
25 Nov 2024
@belleandjason3113 thanks that worked
Bothriomutilla rugicollis
belleandjason wrote:
25 Nov 2024
@Aussiegall sure please let me know if it's better thankyou
Bothriomutilla rugicollis
Aussiegall wrote:
25 Nov 2024
Hi, for some reason the photo is not showing up could you try editing and uploading the picture again. Thanks
Bothriomutilla rugicollis
Curiosity wrote:
30 Nov 2023
Thanks, Roger. I appreciate your suggestion. I've looked at the contributions on CNM and didn't see a good match with the yellow velvet pattern on the one I reported. Giving special attention to images of male velvet ants, I thought the closest one was in Mutillidae (family), sighting 4371255 by 'trevorpreston'. Maybe I'll be lucky and see this wasp again, from a different angle.
Mutillidae (family)
RogerF wrote:
30 Nov 2023
Correct. There a quite a few species illustrated on CNM (other wasps) but nothing quite like yours but worth a look.
Mutillidae (family)

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Bothriomutilla rugicollis at Orangeville, NSW

Mutillidae (family) at Orangeville, NSW

Mutillidae (family) at Orangeville, NSW

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