Temperatures near freezing quickly rose to pleasantly cool under full sun as three participants completed this week's survey. The Saltmarsh Moth shown below is nocturnal and relies on its white with black spots coloration to mimic a large and unappetizing bird dropping when at rest. If this doesn't discourage a predator, the moth then flashes the normally hidden orange on its abdomen and underwings, a universal color to indicate chemical defenses. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Bubo virginianus (great horned owl) photo by Barbara Ribble Callophrys henrici (Henry's elfin) photo by Val Bugh Callophrys gryneus (juniper hairstreak) photo by Val Bugh Atlides halesus (great purple hairstreak) photo by Val Bugh Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur) photo by Val Bugh Pontia protodice (checkered white) photo by Val Bugh Phyllodesma americana (lappet moth) photo by Val Bugh Abrostola microvalis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Pyrausta subsequalis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Estigmene acrea (saltmarsh moth, male) photo by Val Bugh Pseudothyris sepulchralis (mournful thyris moth) photo by Val Bugh Psychomorpha epimenis (grapevine epimenis) photo by Val Bugh Sphecodes sp. (sweat bee) photo by Val Bugh Myrmeleon sp. (antlion larva) photo by Val Bugh Coccinella septempunctata (seven-spotted ladybird) photo by Val Bugh Chortophaga viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Graphocephala versuta (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Nabis alternatus (damsel bug) photo by Val Bugh Lehmannia valentiana (banded slug) photo by Val Bugh Salvadora grahamiae lineata (Texas patchnose snake) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles: Texas Patchnose Snake (Salvadora grahamiae lineata) Misc.: Banded Slug (Lehmannia valentiana) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Thessalia theona   Theona Checkerspot (larva)       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    pieridae   Pontia protodice   Checkered White       Colias cesonia   Southern Dogface       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper    noctuidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Anagrapha falcifera   Celery Looper Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Phytometra orgiae   Moth       Psaphida resumens   Figure-eight Sallow       Psychomorpha epimenis   Grapevine Epimenis       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Moth    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (pupa)    geometridae   Digrammia californiaria   Moth       Orthonama obstipata   The Gem       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Phaeoura quernaria   Oak Beauty       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing       Lycia ypsilon   Woolly Gray    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Moth (larva)       Pyrausta subsequalis   Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    copromorphidae   Ellabella melanoclista   Tropical Fruitworm Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    thyrididae   Pseudothyris sepulchralis   Mournful Thyris    lasiocampidae   Phyllodesma americana   Lappet Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Ladybird       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Ladybird    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle hemiptera   reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug    nabidae   Nabis alternatus   Damsel Bug    rhopalidae   Liorhyssus hyalinus   Hyaline Grass Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Neokolla uhleri   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    megachilidae   Osmia ribifloris   Mason Bee    halictidae   Sphecodes sp.   Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Eristalis sp.   Flower Fly       Eupeodes volucris   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    calliphoridae   Unknown sp.   Blow Fly       Cynomya cadaverina   Bluebottle Fly    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    limoniidae   Unknown sp.   Crane Fly orthoptera   acrididae   Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper neuroptera   myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva)    chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing trichoptera   hydropsychidae   Hydropsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly araneae   philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    anyphaenidae   Hibana sp.   Ghost Spider    lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper