Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla magnifica), a fresh, young female with vibrant abdominal color, Harshaw Canyon, Arizona--4488

Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla magnifica), Salt River, Arizona--9015

Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla magnifica), Salt River, Arizona--8912

Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla magnifica), an older female with faded colors, Wet Beaver Creek, Arizona--0795