Five people enjoyed a cold and sunny morning during this week's survey. All insects must molt in order to grow, and the tiny sharpshooter shown below is no exception. As is typical, the old skin splits down the top of the thorax and the insect pushes its way out backwards, pulling its legs out last. In this photo, the white and yellowish colored sharpshooter has just started to emerge from the old brown skin; its head is still not even free. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Homalodisca sp. (sharpshooter nymph molting) photo by Val Bugh Macrosteles sp. (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Hypselonotus punctiventris (coreid bug) photo by Val Bugh Homaemus proteus (shield bug) photo by Val Bugh Diabrotica undecimpunctata (spotted cucumber beetle) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (sac spider) photo by Val Bugh Allograpta obliqua (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Copestylum marginatum (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis, female) photo by Val Bugh Diapheromera sp. (walkingstick, male) photo by Val Bugh Phoebis sennae (cloudless sulphur caterpillar) photo by Harriett Wolf Hyles lineata (white-lined sphinx caterpillar) photo by Val Bugh Emmelina monodactyla (morning glory plume moth) photo by Val Bugh Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) photo by Val Bugh Aon noctuiformis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Pyrausta inornatalis (inornate pyrausta moth) photo by Val Bugh Scopula umbilicata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Mammals: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Amphibians: Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus plexippus   Monarch    pieridae   Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur (larva)    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    noctuidae   Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm Moth       Aon noctuiformis   Moth    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Scopula umbilicata   Moth    crambidae   Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Pyrausta inornatalis   Inornate Pyrausta Moth    pyralidae   Alberada parabates   Cactus Borer Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    xyloryctidae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth       Scythris trivinctella   Moth    pterophoridae   Emmelina monodactyla   Morning Glory Plume Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    meloidae   Epicauta pennsylvanica   Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    curculionidae   Gerstaeckeria sp.   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    scutelleridae   Homaemus proteus   Shield Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Macrosteles sp.   Leafhopper       Homalodisca sp.   Sharpshooter    psyllidae   Unknown sp.   Psyllid    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Unknown sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    sphecidae   Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant diptera   dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly    syrphidae   Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Eristalis sp.   Flower Fly       Eupeodes americanus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Hemipenthes scylla   Bee Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail       Ischnura hastata   Citrine Forktail    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Diapheromera sp.   Walkingstick mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis araneae   miturgidae   Unknown sp.   Sac Spider