Mutillidae (family)

2 Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Wingecarribee Local Government Area

Mutillidae (family) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 21 Nov 2023
Mutillidae (family) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 21 Nov 2023
Mutillidae (family) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 21 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Mutillidae (family) 30 Nov 2023 RogerF
Unidentified 30 Nov 2023 Curiosity

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Could this be a male velvet ant?

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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.
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.

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  • 21 Nov 2023 03:03 PM Recorded on
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