Our ten-person team enjoyed mostly cloudy, warm weather for this week's survey. We found several different small braconid wasps (one of which is pictured below). The larvae of these and the related ichneumons develop within other insects, especially caterpillars, killing them in the process. After noting a large population of caterpillars this year, it is reassuring to see that there are also plenty of beneficial insects that will help keep their numbers in check. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Apiomerus spissipes (bee assassin) photo by Val Bugh Brachynemurus sackeni (antlion) photo by Val Bugh Nematocampa resistaria (horned spanworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Glyphidocera lactiflosella (five-spotted glyphidocera) photo by Val Bugh Archips argyrospila (fruit tree leafroller, with pupa shell below) photo by Val Bugh Archips georgiana (leafroller moth) photo by Val Bugh Tornos scolopacinaria (moth) photo by Val Bugh Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Cucullia laetifica (moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (geometrid moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Anthocharis midea (falcate orangetip larva) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (caterpillar killed by mummy wasp Aleiodes sp., whose pupae are still inside) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (braconid wasp) photo by Val Bugh Pachybrachis sp. (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Nemognatha sp. (blister beetle) photo by Val Bugh Hoplitimyia constans (soldier fly) photo by Val Bugh Tetragnatha laboriosa (silver long-jawed orbweaver with pile of prey) photo by Val Bugh Habronattus cognatus (jumping spider) photo by Val Bugh Mecaphesa sp. (crab spider) photo by Val Bugh Scincella lateralis (ground skink) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), adult & nestlings Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Reptiles: Northern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Misc.: Garden Snail (Otala lactea) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Spider Mite (Unknown sp.) Chigger (Unknown sp.), nymph Harvestman (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (adult & larva)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary (larva)       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (larva)       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Danaus plexippus   Monarch    pieridae   Pontia protodice   Checkered White       Anthocharis midea   Falcate Orangetip (larva)       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange (adult & larva)       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Peridroma saucia   Variegated Cutworm (larva)       Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Cerathosia tricolor   Moth       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Acronicta rubricoma   Ruddy Dagger (larva)       Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester (larva)       Elaphria alapallida   Pale-winged Midget       Megalographa biloba   Bilobed Looper Moth       Chrysodeixis includens   Soybean Looper (larva)       Lacinipolia laudabilis   Laudable Arches       Rachiplusia ou   Gray Looper Moth       Cucullia laetifica   Cucullia laetifica (larva)       Cucullia sp.   Cucullia sp. (larva)       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (adult & larva)       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)       Zale lunata   Lunate Zale       Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Melipotis indomita   Moth       Crambodes talidiformis   Verbena Moth       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth       Agrotis malefida   Rascal Dart       Anicla infecta   Green Cutworm Moth       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Tarache tetragona   Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth    notodontidae   Schizura unicornis   Unicorn Caterpillar Moth    geometridae   Rindgea cyda   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle       Unknown sp.   Inchworm (larva)       Costaconvexa centrostrigaria   Bent-line Carpet       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Iridopsis gemella   Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Episemasia cervinaria   Moth       Nematocampa resistaria   Horned Spanworm Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Moth    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    crambidae   Pyrausta inornatalis   Inornate Pyrausta Moth       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth (adult & larva)       Microtheoris vibicalis   Moth       Neohelvibotys polingi   Moth       Glaphyria sequistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Diastictis facturalis   Moth    pyralidae   Parachma ochracealis   Moth       Arta sp.   Moth       Unknown sp.   Cactus Borer (larva)       Omphalocera cariosa   Barberry Webworm Moth       Melitara junctolineella   Cactus Borer Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Archips georgiana   Leafroller Moth       Archips argyrospila   Fruit Tree Leafroller    pterophoridae   Unknown sp.   Plume Moth (larva)    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    glyphidoceridae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    gelechiidae   Aroga compositella   Moth    xyloryctidae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia sp.   Ethmia Moth (larva) coleoptera   scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle       Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Systena hudsonias   Flea Beetle       Altica sp.   Flea Beetle       Dibolia borealis   Flea Beetle       Psylliodes convexior   Flea Beetle       Phyllobrotica limbata   Leaf Beetle       Chrysomela texana   Leaf Beetle       Brachypnoea lecontei   Leaf Beetle       Ophraella communa   Leaf Beetle       Xanthonia sp.   Leaf Beetle       Pachybrachis sp.   Leaf Beetle       Cryptocephalus guttulatus   Leaf Beetle    bruchidae   Algarobius bottimeri   Seed Beetle       Mimosestes amicus   Seed Beetle       Acanthoscelides sp.   Seed Beetle    coccinellidae   Scymnus sp.   Ladybird Beetle       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Ladybird       Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Ladybird    cerambycidae   Tetraopes texanus   Milkweed Longhorn       Sphaenothecus bivittata   Long-horned Beetle    dermestidae   Cryptorhopalum sp.   Dermestid Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    scraptiidae   Allopoda sp.   False Flower Beetle    melyridae   Attalus rufiventris   Soft-winged Flower Beetle    elateridae   Unknown sp.   Click Beetle    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer       Anthaxia viridifrons   Metallic Woodborer    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    curculionidae   Epicaerus sp.   Broad-nosed Weevil       Smicronyx quadrifer   Weevil hemiptera   miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug       Taedia sp.   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Tropidosteptes quercicola   Plant Bug       Neurocolpus sp.   Plant Bug       Oncerometopus nigriclavus   Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Mexicomiris texanus   Plant Bug       Plagiognathus sp.   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin    anthocoridae   Orius sp.   Minute Pirate Bug    thyreocoridae   Corimelaena sp.   Ebony Bug    cydnidae   Melanaethus sp.   Burrowing Bug homoptera   issidae   Thionia elliptica   Planthopper    membracidae   Cyrtolobus sp.   Treehopper    cercopidae   Unknown sp.   Spittlebug (nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa parkinsoniae   Large Carpenter Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Mining Bee    tenthredinidae   Unknown sp.   Common Sawfly (larva)    braconidae   Aleiodes sp.   Mummy Wasp (pupae)       Unknown spp.   Braconid Wasps    ichneumonidae   Unknown spp.   Ichneumon (adult & pupa)    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus sp.   Carpenter Ant diptera   empididae   Unknown sp.   Dance Fly    bombyliidae   Poecilanthrax lucifer   Bee Fly       Neacreotrichus sp.   Bee Fly    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    platystomatidae   Rivellia sp.   Signal Fly    syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    scathophagidae   Scathophaga sp.   Dung Fly    stratiomyidae   Hoplitimyia mutabilis   Soldier Fly       Hoplitimyia constans   Soldier Fly       Hermetia chrysopila   Soldier Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Arethaea ambulator   Walking Thread-legged Katydid (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)       Pediodectes haldemani   Haldeman's Shieldback (nymph)       Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph) blattodea   blattellidae   Parcoblatta sp.   Wood Roach neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs & larva)    myrmeleontidae   Brachynemurus sackeni   Antlion thysanoptera   aeolothripidae   Aeolothrips sp.   Predatory Thrips psocoptera   psocidae   Unknown sp.   Barklouse araneae   tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    araneidae   Araneus sp.   Orbweaver    oecobiidae   Oecobius sp.   Wall Spider    salticidae   Habronattus cognatus   Jumping Spider