Four people participated in this survey. The weather was warm and mostly cloudy. An Ox Beetle was our most spectacular sighting. These insects are quite common in the area; their grubs feed on dead wood and live in compost piles for 2 or more years. We also enjoyed encountering a not-too-shy Cottontail in the Gardens. The Spicebush near the Hill Country Stream is hosting Spicebush Swallowtail larvae for the first time in several years. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Phidippus audax (bold jumper with eufala skipper larva) photo by Val Bugh Hypselonotus punctiventris (coreid bug) photo by Val Bugh Chariesterus antennator (euphorbia bug) photo by Val Bugh Ischnura posita (fragile forktail, female) photo by Val Bugh Polyhymno luteostrigella (moth, about 4 mm long) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (ichneumon, subfamily campopleginae) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (spur-throated grasshopper nymph) photo by Val Bugh Pisaurina mira (nursery web spider with egg sac) photo by Val Bugh Strategus aloeus (ox beetle, male) photo by Val Bugh Podisus maculiventris (predatory stink bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Eupithecia miserulata (common pug, larva) photo by Val Bugh Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail) photo by Val Bugh Sergiolus sp. (ground spider) photo by Val Bugh Papilio troilus (spicebush swallowtail, larva) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Val Bugh Phyciodes texana (Texan crescent) photo by Val Bugh Omphalocera cariosa (barberry webworm) photo by Val Bugh Cylindrocopturus sp. (weevil) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Mammals: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch (adult & larva)       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Papilio troilus   Spicebush Swallowtail (larva)    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper (larva)       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper (larva)    noctuidae   Tetanolita mynesalis   Smoky Tetanolita       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth    gelechiidae   Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth    geometridae   Eupithecia miserulata   Common Pug (larva)       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus texanella   Tubeworm Moth    pyralidae   Omphalocera cariosa   Barberry Webworm    crambidae   Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail       Argia plana   Springwater Dancer    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer diptera   tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    coccinellidae   Coleomegilla maculata   Spotted Ladybird    scarabaeidae   Strategus aloeus   Ox Beetle    curculionidae   Cylindrocopturus sp.   Weevil hemiptera   reduviidae   Zelus tetracanthus   Four-spined Assassin Bug       Zelus luridus   Assassin Bug       Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (adult & nymph)    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug (adult & nymph)    coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (nymph)       Anasa tristis   Squash Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (nymph)    pentatomidae   Podisus maculiventris   Predatory Stink Bug (nymph)       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Trypanalebra maculata   Leafhopper       Texananus excultus   Leafhopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    issidae   Thionia elliptica   Planthopper hymenoptera   crabronidae   Bicyrtes quadrifasciata   Sand Wasp    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon    formicidae   Pseudomyrmex pallidus   Golden Twig Ant    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    apidae   Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee orthoptera   acrididae   Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Unknown sp.   Spurthroat Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph) neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly araneae   araneidae   Neoscona oaxacensis   Orbweaver       Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Mangora placida   Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper    uloboridae   Uloborus glomosus   Feather-legged Orbweaver    gnaphosidae   Sergiolus sp.   Ground Spider    pisauridae   Pisaurina mira   Nursery Web Spider    clubionidae   Clubiona sp.   Sac Spider