Red Velvet Ant

Eastern Cicada Killer

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Mutillidae
Genus:	Dasymutilla
Species:	Dasymutilla occidentalis

Description

Male vs Female Eastern Cicada Killer

Habitat and Range

US Range of Eastern Cicada Killer

Cicada Killer Burrow

Behavior and Life Cycle

Cicada caught by Eastern Cicada Killer

Ecological Role

Eastern Cicada Killer on flower

Eastern Cicada Killer carrying cicada

Red Velvet Ant