Our party of four enjoyed a warm and sunny day for this first survey of autumn. The first long-horned beetle shown below is a male who, along with several others, was perched in a Kidneywood shrub, eagerly anticipating the arrival of females that would be lured to the nectar-filled blossoms. The males were not interested in food. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Unknown sp. (digger bee) photo by Val Bugh Euodynerus sp. (mason wasp) photo by Val Bugh Dictyna sp. (meshweb weaver) photo by Val Bugh Sphaenothecus bivittata (long-horned beetle) photo by Val Bugh Lepturges angulatus (long-horned beetle) photo by Val Bugh Acmaeodera flavomarginata (metallic woodborers, sharing an intimate moment) photo by Val Bugh Acmaeodera flavomarginata (metallic woodborers, with interloper approaching) photo by Val Bugh Acmaeodera flavomarginata (metallic woodborers, three is DEFINITELY a crowd) photo by Val Bugh Cycloneda sanguinea (red ladybird beetle, larva) photo by Val Bugh Cycloneda sanguinea (red ladybird beetle, pupa) photo by Val Bugh Anthrax irroratus (bee fly) photo by Val Bugh Poecilognathus sp. (bee fly) photo by Val Bugh Halticotoma sp. (yucca plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Oebalus pugnax (rice stink bug, nymph) photo by Val Bugh Arenivaga sp. (sand roach) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (pyralid moth) photo by Val Bugh Hylephila phyleus (fiery skipper) photo by Val Bugh Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary, larva) photo by Val Bugh Phoebis sennae (cloudless sulphur, larva) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) Reptiles & Amphibians: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary    pieridae   Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur (adult & larva)    lycaenidae   Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue    hesperiidae   Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper    noctuidae   Unknown sp.   Looper Moth    sphingidae   Manduca sexta   Carolina Sphinx (larva)    crambidae   Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Pyrausta inornatalis   Inornate Pyrausta Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth    pyralidae   Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth       Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    tortricidae   Eucosma sp.   Leafroller Moth       Unknown sp.   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    acrolophidae   Acrolophus sp.   Tubeworm Moth    coleophoridae   Blastobasis sp.   Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole bella   Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva pustulella   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Pachybrachis turbidus   Leaf Beetle    bruchidae   Gibbobruchus mimus   Seed Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Ladybird (adult, pupa & larva)       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Ladybird       Scymnus sp.   Ladybird Beetle    cerambycidae   Sphaenothecus bivittata   Long-horned Beetle       Lepturges angulatus   Long-horned Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    carabidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil       Sitona sp.   Broad-nosed Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug (nymph)    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    miridae   Halticotoma sp.   Yucca Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Oebalus pugnax   Rice Stink Bug (nymph)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Texananus excultus   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Oliarus sp.   Planthopper    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Unknown sp.   Long-horned Bee       Unknown sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    scoliidae   Scolia dubia   Scoliid Wasp       Triscolia ardens   Scoliid Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant diptera   dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly    syrphidae   Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Eristalis sp.   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Poecilognathus sp.   Bee Fly       Anthrax irroratus   Bee Fly       Neodiplocampta miranda   Bee Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula pulchella   Twelve-spotted Skimmer       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags       Pantala flavescens   Wandering Glider    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner orthoptera   tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket blattodea   polyphagidae   Arenivaga sp.   Sand Roach mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly araneae   thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    salticidae   Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper    araneidae   Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    oecobiidae   Oecobius sp.   Wall Spider