Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel is a animal in the Mutillidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel
Dasymutilla magnifica (the magnificent velvet ant) is a North American velvet ant hard to distinguish from a close relative.
Dasymutilla magnifica, commonly called the magnificent velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant. It occurs in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts, the Arizona mountains, and the Great Basin region of North America. Identifying this species in the field is challenging, because it is very similar in size and color to Dasymutilla klugii, a related species that shares a partially overlapping range with it.
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Ronisia barbarula (Petersen, 1988)
Myrmosa unicolor
Dasymutilla gorgon (Blake, 1871)
Dasymutilla foxi
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla occidentalis (Linnaeus)
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