<P> Dasymutilla occidentalis ( red velvet ant or eastern velvet ant ) , is a species of parasitoid wasp native to the eastern United States . It is commonly mistaken for a member of the true ant family , as the female is wingless . The species ranges from Connecticut to Missouri in the north and Florida to Texas in the south . Other common names include cow ant and cow killer . </P>
<P> Dasymutilla occidentalis ( red velvet ant or eastern velvet ant ) , is a species of parasitoid wasp native to the eastern United States . It is commonly mistaken for a member of the true ant family , as the female is wingless . The species ranges from Connecticut to Missouri in the north and Florida to Texas in the south . Other common names include cow ant and cow killer . </P>
where can the velvet cow killer ant be found
where can the velvet cow killer ant be found
the eastern United States
the eastern United States