Three people conducted this Saturday survey under heavily overcast skies and mild temperatures. The Blister Beetle shown below is unusual in the adaptation of its mouthparts for sipping nectar. Those long "saberteeth" are inserted deep into a flower in much the same way as a butterfly uses its proboscis. Many people are unaware that we have a number of different ladybird beetles; two disparate species are shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Epargyreus clarus (silver-spotted skipper, larva) photo by Val Bugh Papilio troilus (spicebush swallowtail, larva) photo by Val Bugh Phaeostrymon alcestis (soapberry hairstreak) photo by Val Bugh Harrisina sp. (grapeleaf skeletonizer, a moth larva; white thing at bottom is the shed skin of a leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Urola nivalis (snowy urola) photo by Val Bugh Yponomeuta atomocella (brown-bordered ermine moth) photo by Val Bugh Xysticus sp. (crab spider, with egg sac) photo by Val Bugh Ischnura ramburii (Rambur's forktail, male) photo by Val Bugh Scudderia furcata (fork-tailed bush katydid, hatchling) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (ant tending aphids) photo by Val Bugh Euodynerus crypticus (mason wasp) photo by Val Bugh Prionyx sp. (thread-waisted wasp) photo by Val Bugh Metacyrba taeniola (jumping spider) photo by Val Bugh Stenomorphus sp. (ground beetle) photo by Val Bugh Cycloneda sanguinea (red ladybird beetle) photo by Val Bugh Coleomegilla maculata (spotted ladybird beetle) photo by Val Bugh Nemognatha sp. (blister beetle) photo by Val Bugh Gymnoclytia sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Val Bugh Arilus cristatus (wheel bug nymph, just molted, with old skin below) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Reptiles & Amphibians: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo valliceps), tadpoles Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch (larva)       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch    lycaenidae   Satyrium favonius   Oak Hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Phaeostrymon alcestis   Soapberry Hairstreak       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue (adult & larva)    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio troilus   Spicebush Swallowtail (larva)    hesperiidae   Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Epargyreus clarus   Silver-spotted Skipper (larva)    noctuidae   Sympistis infixa   Moth       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar       Hypoprepia miniata   Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth    sphingidae   Darapsa myron   Virginia Creeper Sphinx    geometridae   Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Pimaphera percata   Moth       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar    pyralidae   Adelphia petrella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    tortricidae   Cenopis pettitana   Maple-basswood Leafroller Moth       Unknown sp.   Leafroller (larva)    yponomeutidae   Yponomeuta atomocella   Brown-bordered Ermine Moth    pterophoridae   Pselnophorus belfragei   Plume Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus texanella   Texas Tubeworm Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    zygaenidae   Harrisina coracina   Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth       Harrisina sp.   Grapeleaf Skeletonizer (larva) coleoptera   coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Ladybird       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Ladybird       Coleomegilla maculata   Spotted Ladybird    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Altica sp.   Flea Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Disonycha arizonae   Flea Beetle    cerambycidae   Rhopalophora sp.   Longhorn Beetle       Hemierana marginata   Longhorn Beetle    carabidae   Stenomorphus sp.   Ground Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    languriidae   Languria sp.   Lizard Beetle    elateridae   Unknown sp.   Click Beetle    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil       Euparius marmoreus   Fungus Weevil    curculionidae   Epicaerus imbricatus   Broad-nosed Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Acanthocephala sp.   Coreid Bug (egg)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    alydidae   Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Drymus crassus   Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Jadera haematoloma   Red-shouldered Bug    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug (nymph)       Zelus luridus   Assassin Bug (nymph)       Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug    miridae   Oncerometopus sp.   Plant Bug       Prepops sp.   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug    thyreocoridae   Unknown sp.   Ebony Bug (hatchlings)    pentatomidae   Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (adult & nymph)       Podisus maculiventris   Predatory Stink Bug (nymph)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Mecidea major   Grass Stink Bug       Chinavia hilare   Green Stink Bug (nymph & eggs) homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper    membracidae   Spissistilus sp.   Treehopper       Enchenopa sp.   Treehopper    issidae   Thionia sp.   Planthopper (nymph)       Thionia acuta   Planthopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    cixiidae   Pintalia delicata   Planthopper    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid       Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes carolina   Red Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket (queen)       Euodynerus crypticus   Mason Wasp       Monobia quadridens   Mason Wasp    crabronidae   Bicyrtes sp.   Sand Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex dorsalis   Digger Wasp       Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    scelionidae   Unknown sp.   Scelionid Wasp    formicidae   Unknown sp.   Ant diptera   calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow fly       Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm    asilidae   Atomosia sp.   Robber Fly    chloropidae   Thaumatomyia sp.   Frit Fly    platystomatidae   Rivellia sp.   Signal Fly    syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum mexicana   Black Flower Fly       Palpada furcata   Flower Fly       Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Trichopoda lanipes   Feather-legged Fly       Trichopoda plumipes   Feather-legged Fly       Trichopoda pennipes   Feather-legged Fly       Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Juriniopsis sp.   Tachinid Fly       Gymnoclytia sp.   Tachinid Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail    libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Unknown sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Conocephalus sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   salticidae   Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Platycryptus undatus   Jumping Spider       Metacyrba taeniola   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Araneus sp.   Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider