A group of six enjoyed pleasantly cool and cloudy weather, with a hint of sunshine as the morning progressed. With no avid birders in the group, insects and spiders were the focus this time, but a brief encounter with a Texas spiny lizard was certainly a highlight. Flower longhorns (beetles that often mimic wasps) were especially noticeable and are some of the more unusual pollinators. Saltmarsh caterpillar numbers are at an all-time high. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Alydus pilosulus (broad-headed bug) photo by Val Bugh Anelosimus studiosus (social cobweb weaver) photo by Val Bugh Cryptocephalus notatus (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Nemoria bifilata (white-barred emerald) photo by Val Bugh Megalopyge opercularis (southern flannel moth) photo by Val Bugh Euptoieta claudia (variegated fritillary larva) photo by Val Bugh Peucetia viridans (green lynx spider) photo by Joe Lapp Hypsosinga sp. (orbweaver) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (ichneumon wasp, subfamily xoridinae) photo by Val Bugh Tinobregmus vittatus (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Sceloporus olivaceus (Texas spiny lizard) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (mantisfly, family Mantispidae) photo by Val Bugh Mozena lunata (mesquite bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Estigmene acrea (saltmarsh caterpillar) photo by Val Bugh Strigoderma arbicola (flower scarab) photo by Val Bugh Strangalia virilis (flower longhorn, male) photo by Val Bugh Copestylum mexicana (black flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Val Bugh Anthonomus fulvus (weevil) photo by Val Bugh Zygogramma heterothecae (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Reptiles: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary (larva)       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent       Phyciodes vesta   Vesta Crescent    pieridae   Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak (larva)       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail       Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail (larva)    hesperiidae   Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester (larva)       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Cucullia sp.   Moth (larva)       Heliothis virescens   Tobacco Budworm    notodontidae   Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent (larva)    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar       Hypoprepia miniata   Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth    geometridae   Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Euacidalia sericearia   Moth       Iridopsis gemella   Moth       Orthonama obstipata   The Gem       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper    xyloryctidae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    coleophoridae   Blastobasis sp.   Moth    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)    crambidae   Urola lacteella   Milky Urola    megalopygidae   Megalopyge opercularis   Southern Flannel Moth odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer neuroptera   mantispidae   Unknown sp.   Mantisfly diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum mexicanus   Black Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    tipulidae   Nephrotoma sp.   Tiger Crane Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    asilidae   Atomosia sp.   Robber Fly coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Cryptocephalus notatus   Leaf Beetle       Longitarsus sp.   Flea Beetle       Phydanis bicolor   Flea Beetle       Systena sp.   Flea Beetle       Zygogramma heterothecae   Leaf Beetle       Unknown sp.   Leaf Beetle (larva)    coccinellidae   Cycloneda munda   Ladybird Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Ladybird       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Ladybird    scarabaeidae   Strigoderma arbicola   Flower Scarab    cerambycidae   Typocerus sinuatus   Flower Longhorn       Strangalia virilis   Flower Longhorn       Ataxia crypta   Long-horned Beetle       Anelaphus debilis   Long-horned Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus depressus   Ground Beetle    melyridae   Attalus rufiventris   Soft-winged Flower Beetle    curculionidae   Epicaerus sp.   Broad-nosed Weevil       Anthonomus fulvus   Weevil hemiptera   miridae   Halticotoma valida   Plant Bug       Calocoris barberi   Plant Bug (nymph)       Lopidea major   Plant Bug       Tupiocoris sp.   Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Brochymena sp.   Rough Stink Bug       Tylospilus acutissimus   Predatory Stink Bug (nymph)       Oebalus pugnax   Rice Stink Bug    coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug (nymph)    reduviidae   Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug (nymph)    alydidae   Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper (nymph)       Eutettix sp.   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Tinobregmus vittatus   Leafhopper       Unknown sp.   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug       Prosapia bicincta   Two-lined Spittlebug    issidae   Thionia acuta   Planthopper       Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper (nymph)    pseudococcidae   Unknown sp.   Mealybug    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    formicidae   Crematogaster sp.   Acrobat Ant       Camponotus sp.   Carpenter Ant    cynipidae   Amphibolips confluenta   Oak Apple Gall    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon orthoptera   tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)    acrididae   Melaoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph) araneae   araneidae   Araneus pegnia   Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Hypsosinga sp.   Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver       Mangora placida   Orbweaver       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    salticidae   Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Habronattus fallax   Jumping Spider       Hentzia palmarum   Long-jawed Jumper       Platycryptus undatus   Jumping Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    theriidae   Anelosimus studiosus   Social Cobweb Weaver    thomisidae   Misumenops sp.   Crab Spider       Ozyptila sp.   Crab Spider    uloboridae   Uloborus glomosus   Feather-legged Orbweaver