Our party of ten enjoyed cool, breezy and sunny weather during this week's survey. One of our spring specialty butterflies is the Falcate Orangetip. It is white with a touch of orange (males only) and is usually very difficult to approach. The individual pictured below, however, unfortunately took a dip in one of the ponds. This is not recommended for butterflies, but we pulled it out and were able to get a good look at it while it dried off. Look for other "spring only" moths and butterflies now, such as the Eight-spotted Forester, Grapevine Epimenis and Henry's Elfin. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Philodromus sp. (running crab spider) photo by Val Bugh Mecaphesa dubia (crab spider) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (common sawfly) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (braconid wasp) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (midge, male) photo by Val Bugh Neodeceia sp. (lauxaniid fly) photo by Val Bugh Ozodiceromyia sp. (stiletto fly) photo by Val Bugh Anthocharis midea (falcate orangetip) photo by Val Bugh Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur) photo by Val Bugh Hypena scabra (green cloverworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Pelochrista scintillana (moth) photo by Val Bugh Vanessa cardui (painted lady larva) photo by Val Bugh Callophrys henrici (Henry's elfin larva) photo by Val Bugh Lactura sp. (moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Psychomorpha epimenis (grapevine epimenis larva) photo by Val Bugh Peridroma saucia (variegated cutworm) photo by Val Bugh Schistocerca damnifica (mischievous bird grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryothorus bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), on nest Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Reptiles & Amphibians: Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlanieri), tadpoles Misc.: Millipede (Unknown sp.) Slender Springtail (Entomobrya multifasciata) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (larva)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark       Danaus plexippus   Monarch    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    pieridae   Anthocharis midea   Falcate Orangetip       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur (adult & egg)       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin (adult & larva)    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Peridroma saucia   Variegated Cutworm (larva)       Hypena scabras   Green Cloverworm Moth       Charadra dispulsa   Moth       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Psychomorpha epimenis   Grapevine Epimenis (larva)       Cerathosia tricolor   Moth       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester       Elaphria alapallida   Pale-winged Midget       Feltia subterranea   Subterranean Dart       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Rachiplusia ou   Gray Looper Moth    notodontidae   Schizura unicornis   Unicorn Caterpillar Moth       Peridea angulosa   Angled Prominent    geometridae   Digrammia californiaria   California Granite       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Nematocampa resistaria   Horned Spanworm (larva)       Eupithecia longidens   Pug       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (adult & egg)    crambidae   Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth    tortricidae   Pelochrista scintillana   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth (adult & larva)    unknown   Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    gelechiidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    pterophoridae   Emmelina monodactyla   Morning Glory Plume Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth coleoptera   scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle       Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab    buprestidae   Ptosima laeta   Redbud Borer    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Ladybird    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    attelabidae   Homoeolabus analis   Oak Leaf Roller hemiptera   miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Taedia sp.   Plant Bug (nymph)    tingidae   Teleonemia sp.   Lace Bug (nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    andrenidae   Andrena sp.   Mining Bee    tenthredinidae   Unknown sp.   Common Sawfly    formicidae   Pseudomyrmex pallidus   Golden Twig Ant    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   therevidae   Ozodiceromyia sp.   Stiletto Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Eupeodes volucris   Flower Fly    tephritidae   Unknown sp.   Fruit Fly    lauxaniidae   Neodeceia sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    empididae   Unknown sp.   Dance Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Schistocerca damnifica   Mischievous Bird Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Arethaea ambulator   Walking Thread-legged Katydid (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)       Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (adult & larva) araneae   dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver (adult & hatchlings)    thomisidae   Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider