Dasymutilla sackenii
Species of wasp
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Dasymutilla sackenii, also known as Sacken's velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant, actually a type of wasp.[1] It is found in Oregon, California, Nevada, Baja California, and Baja California Sur.[2][3]: 399 As with most velvet ants, the males have wings and the females are wingless. The females of this species have cream-colored fuzz (setae) on their backs and black fuzz on their ventral side and legs.[3]: 399 D. sackenii is most commonly observed May through October; observations December through February are very rare.[1]
| Dasymutilla sackenii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Mutillidae |
| Genus: | Dasymutilla |
| Species: | D. sackenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasymutilla sackenii Cresson, 1865 | |
D. sackenii superficially resembles Dasymutilla albiceris and they also have a similar geographic distribution.[3]: 350
The specific name honors 19th-century German diplomat and entomologist Carl Robert Osten-Sacken.[2]
