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Timulla dubitata puparium ID Tentative.<br /> <br /> Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been &quot;unsealed&quot;. A little &quot;cap&quot; was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I&#039;m assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven&#039;t seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren&#039;t a visual match for this).<br /> Female:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65477/timulla_dubitata_.html" title="Timulla dubitata ♀"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/65477_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2BqFc8IUtATIlnNPy8YFthMMxtNQ%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Timulla dubitata ♀ There were several of these in a disturbed area at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. August 23, 2018.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65478/unknown_mutillid_wasp.html Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Puparium (with wasp inside):<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117995/timulla_dubitata_puparium.html" title="Timulla dubitata puparium"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/117995_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UrpFXWT%2BGAZQlEh61JQN%2F3HcPcE%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Timulla dubitata puparium ID Tentative.<br /> <br /> Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been &quot;unsealed&quot;. A little &quot;cap&quot; was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I&#039;m assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven&#039;t seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren&#039;t a visual match for this).<br /> Female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65477/timulla_dubitata_.html<br /> Empty puparium:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117996/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Freshly emerged male:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117994/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117993/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:<br /> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871<br /> Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Freshly emerged male:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117994/timulla_dubitata.html" title="Timulla dubitata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/117994_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LWibZW%2FtaEC73OeWp5zB9e7jJMQ%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Timulla dubitata Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been &quot;unsealed&quot;. A little &quot;cap&quot; was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I&#039;m assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven&#039;t seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren&#039;t a visual match for this).<br /> Female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65477/timulla_dubitata_.html<br /> <br /> Puparium (with wasp inside):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117995/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Empty puparium:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117996/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Freshly emerged male:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117993/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:<br /> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871<br /> <br /> <br /> Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117993/timulla_dubitata.html" title="Timulla dubitata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/117993_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=z%2F7G7YK8ZyG0kdpu8m3oLBxNudM%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Timulla dubitata Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been &quot;unsealed&quot;. A little &quot;cap&quot; was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I&#039;m assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven&#039;t seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren&#039;t a visual match for this).<br /> Female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65477/timulla_dubitata_.html<br /> <br /> Puparium (with wasp inside):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117995/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> Empty puparium:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117996/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Freshly emerged male:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117994/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:<br /> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871<br /> <br /> <br /> Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:<br /> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871" rel="nofollow">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Timulla dubitata puparium

ID Tentative.

Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been "unsealed". A little "cap" was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I'm assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven't seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren't a visual match for this).
Female:

Timulla dubitata ♀ There were several of these in a disturbed area at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. August 23, 2018.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65478/unknown_mutillid_wasp.html Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States


Puparium (with wasp inside):
Timulla dubitata puparium ID Tentative.<br /> <br /> Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been "unsealed". A little "cap" was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I'm assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven't seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren't a visual match for this).<br /> Female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65477/timulla_dubitata_.html<br /> Empty puparium:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117996/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Freshly emerged male:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117994/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117993/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:<br /> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871<br /> Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States


Freshly emerged male:
Timulla dubitata Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been "unsealed". A little "cap" was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I'm assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven't seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren't a visual match for this).<br /> Female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65477/timulla_dubitata_.html<br /> <br /> Puparium (with wasp inside):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117995/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Empty puparium:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117996/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Freshly emerged male:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117993/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:<br /> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871<br /> <br /> <br /> Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States

Timulla dubitata Jason found an intact puparium (pictured below) when he was shoveling some soil in our yard. I decided to put it in a jar in order to determine a species. Around 24 hours later, I went to check the jar and noticed that it had been "unsealed". A little "cap" was hanging loose. It took me a couple of minutes, but I finally found the former tenant hiding within a leaf that I had placed in the jar. I'm assuming this is a male T. dubitata as it is our most common Mutillid in this area of our land (I haven't seen any other species minus Dasymutilla quadriguttata and Dasymutilla occidentalis, but those aren't a visual match for this).<br /> Female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65477/timulla_dubitata_.html<br /> <br /> Puparium (with wasp inside):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117995/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> Empty puparium:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117996/timulla_dubitata_puparium_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Freshly emerged male:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117994/timulla_dubitata_possibly.html<br /> <br /> Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:<br /> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871<br /> <br /> <br /> Geotagged,Summer,Timulla dubitata,United States


Interesting conversation over at iNaturalist:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86067871



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    That's really interesting - love velvet ants. I always keep my distance though :D Posted 4 years ago

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