Velvet Ant (Pseudomethoca sp.)

Pseudomethoca sp. Tentative ID based on www.inaturalist.org images. Found at Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA), in Cachoeiras de Macacu municipality in state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil.

 

Found on Green Trail (Trilha Verde).

 

Single exposure, significantly cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.

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