Dasymutilla occidentalis

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia
 Phylum Arthropoda
   Subphylum Hexapoda
      Class Insecta 
         Subclass Pterygota
           Infraclass Neoptera   
               Order Hymenoptera
                 Suborder Apocrita   
                    Infraorder Aculeata     
                        Superfamily Vespoidea  
                          Family Mutillidae
                            Genus Dasymutilla    
                              Species Dasymutilla occidentalis

Source: ITIS dot gov

Dasymutilla occidentalis, Cow Killer or Red Velvet "Ant" #220


Dasymutilla occidentalis, Cow Killer or Red Velvet "Ant" #232