Eight people participated this time on a very warm, very overcast morning. A bit of drizzle helped keep the humidity near 100%. We saw more mammals this time than usual, but the cloudy skies kept the number of butterflies and other flying insects quite low. This year seems to be a good one for owlflies, which are lacy-winged insects that look like antlions with extra long antennae. They are usually seen resting on grass stems or other thin structures, with their rear ends in the air. No, I do not know why they do that. Their eyes have a split in the middle that is quite unusual (see photo below). Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Atomosia sp. (robber fly) photo by Val Bugh Geron sp. (bee fly) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus audax (bold jumper, immature) photo by Val Bugh Cosmopepla lintneriana (stink bug, mating) photo by Val Bugh Zelus renardii (assassin bug, nymph) photo by Val Bugh Sinea sp. (spined assassin bug) photo by Val Bugh Hesperolabops gelastops (cactus plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Calocoris barberi (plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Poecilocapsus lineatus (four-lined plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Oulema sp. (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Donacia sp. (aquatic leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Xylobiops basilaris (powderpost beetle) photo by Val Bugh Pyrota insulata (blister beetle) photo by Val Bugh Trichiotinus texanus (Texas flower scarab) photo by Val Bugh Moneilema armatum (cactus longhorn) photo by Val Bugh Harrisina sp. (grapeleaf skeletonizer) photo by Val Bugh Graphocephala versuta (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Neokolla dolobrata (leafhopper, mating) photo by Val Bugh Ormenis sp. (planthopper) photo by Val Bugh Ululodes macleayanus (owlfly) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Domestic Cat (Felis domesticus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles & Amphibians: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Harvestman (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent    papilionidae   Papilio troilus   Spicebush Swallowtail (larva)    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper    noctuidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    geometridae   Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Synchlora frondaria   Camouflaged Looper (larva)    crambidae   Aethiophysa dualis   Moth    pyralidae   Ephestiodes gilvescentella   Dusky Raisin Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth    tortricidae   Endothenia hebesana   Dull-barred Endothenia    acrolophidae   Acrolophus griseus   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus cressoni   Tubeworm Moth    zygaenidae   Harrisina sp.   Grapeleaf Skeletonizer (larva)    pterophoridae   Hellinsia sp.   Plume Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Donacia sp.   Aquatic Leaf Beetle       Oulema sp.   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Ladybird       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Ladybird       Cycloneda munda   Ladybird Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Ladybird    cerambycidae   Moneilema armatum   Cactus Longhorn       Mecas cineracea   Longhorn Beetle    meloidae   Pyrota insulata   Blister Beetle       Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    scarabaeidae   Trichiotinus texanus   Texas Flower Scarab       Euphoria kernii   Flower Scarab       Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle    languriidae   Languria sp.   Lizard Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powderpost Beetle    carabidae   Lebia viridis   Ground Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    curculionidae   Sitona californius   Broad-nosed Weevil       Cylindrocopturus sp.   Weevil       Rhinocyllus conicus   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus sp.   Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug       Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    miridae   Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug       Lopidea sp.   Plant Bug (nymph)       Calocoris barberi   Plant Bug       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug    reduviidae   Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug (nymph)       Sinea sp.   Spined Assassin Bug       Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (adult & nymph)    cydnidae   Sehirus cinctus   Burrowing Bug    scutelleridae   Homaemus proteus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Cosmopepla lintneriana   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Tinobregmus vittatus   Leafhopper       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper    membracidae   Ceresa sp.   Treehopper    flatidae   Ormenis sp.   Planthopper    issidae   Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Unknown sp.   Digger Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Unknown sp.   Sweat Bee    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp (cocoons)    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes carolina   Red Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket (queen)    sphecidae   Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    pompilidae   Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Unknown sp.   Ant (workers, pupae & alates) diptera   syrphidae   Palpada furcata   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly    asilidae   Atomosia sp.   Robber Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner (exuviae) orthoptera   acrididae   Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph) phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Megaphasma denticrus   Giant Walkingstick (male) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (larva)    ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx       Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider