The weather was chilly and sunny as seven participants conducted this week's survey. The cold kept insect sightings to a minimum, even though the sun brought out a few butterflies and moths. The numerous grasshoppers we saw last week were completely absent this time. The springtail pictured below was one of several found in a bitterweed flower. These 1 mm long arthropods are no longer classified as insects, but are now placed in their own class: collembola. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) photo by Val Bugh Digrammia pallidata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Meganola minuscula (confused meganola) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (moth pupa) photo by Val Bugh Cynomya cadaverina (bluebottle fly) photo by Val Bugh Copestylum avidum (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Eupeodes volucris (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Tipula sp. (crane fly) photo by Val Bugh Ceratina sp. (small carpenter bee) photo by Val Bugh Chrysoperla sp. (green lacewing) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (green lacewing, larva) photo by Val Bugh Diabrotica undecimpunctata (spotted cucumber beetle) photo by Val Bugh Entomobrya multifasciata (slender springtail) photo by Val Bugh Procyon lotor (northern raccoon tracks) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (spider egg sac) photo by Val Bugh Dictyna sp. (meshweb weavers, male & female) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus audax (bold jumper, immature) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryothorus bewickii) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) Mammals: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), scat White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), scat & tracks Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), tracks Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Misc.: Slender Springtail (Entomobrya multifasciata) Cylindrical Millipede (Unknown sp.), order Julida Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow    noctuidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth    nolidae   Meganola minuscula   Confused Meganola    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Caripeta triangulata   Moth    crambidae   Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle homoptera   cicadellidae   Penthimia americana   Leafhopper (nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee    formicidae   Solenopsis sp.   Fire Ant diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Eupeodes volucris   Flower Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    calliphoridae   Cynomya cadaverina   Bluebottle Fly    sciaridae   Unknown sp.   Dark-winged Fungus Gnat    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (larva) araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper    gnaphosidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Spider    lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    unknown   Unknown sp.   Spider Egg Sac