Our survey this time was on the Vernal Equinox, and our five volunteers enjoyed a cool and sunny morning. While some insects, such as the Falcate Orangetip and Cecropia Moth, appear only once a year due to their 12-month life cycle, others produce several shorter generations a year. One example of the latter is the Saltmarsh Moth shown below having just laid a batch of eggs. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Anthocharis midea (falcate orangetip) photo by Val Bugh Phyciodes tharos (pearl crescent) photo by Val Bugh Hyles lineata (white-lined sphinx) photo by Val Bugh Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth) photo by Val Bugh Galgula partita (the wedgling) photo by Val Bugh Cleora sublunaria (double-lined gray) photo by Val Bugh Dichomeris simpliciella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Pyrausta volupialis (pyrausta moth) photo by Val Bugh Euchromius ocelleus (grass-veneer moth) photo by Val Bugh Estigmene acrea (saltmarsh moth with eggs) photo by Val Bugh Lycomorpha pholus (black-and-yellow lichen moth, larva) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (moth, larva) photo by Val Bugh Cuerna costalis (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Ectemnius sp. (wasp) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. & Aeolothrips sp. (green sweat bee & predatory thrips) photo by Val Bugh Ophion sp. (ichneumon) photo by Val Bugh Graptemys versa & Trachemys scripta elegans (Texas map turtle resting on red-eared slider) photo by Val Bugh Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal) photo by Harriett Wolf Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), tail feather Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Reptiles: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa) Misc.: Harvestman (Unknown sp.) Julid Millipede (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Anthocharis midea   Falcate Orangetip    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing    noctuidae   Psaphida resumens   Figure-eight Sallow       Dargida diffusa   Wheat-head Armyworm Moth       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Crambodes talidiformis   Verbena Moth       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Acronicta tota   Dagger    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Moth (adult & eggs)       Lycomorpha pholus   Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (larva)    notodontidae   Schizura errucata   Prominent    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx       Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing    geometridae   Eupithecia bolterii   Pug Moth       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Eupithecia longidens   Pug Moth       Cleora sublunaria   Double-lined Gray       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Orthonama obstipata   The Gem       Isturgia dislocaria   Pale-veined Isturgia       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Pyrausta volupialis   Pyrausta Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Ephestiodes sp.   Moth    tortricidae   Cochylis sp.   Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    gelechiidae   Sinoe chambersi   Moth       Dichomeris simpliciella   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    pterophoridae   Emmelina monodactyla   Morning Glory Plume Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    coccinellidae   Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle hemiptera   miridae   Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Neocoelidia sp.   Leafhopper       Texananus excultus   Leafhopper    aleyrodidae   Aleuroplatus ovatus   Whitefly hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    crabronidae   Ectemnius sp.   Wasp    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Paper Wasp    cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    ichneumonidae   Ophion sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum mexicana   Black Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Eupeodes volucris   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly orthoptera   acrididae   Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Unknown sp.   Katydid (eggs) thysanoptera   aeolothripidae   Aeolothrips sp.   Predatory Thrips araneae   gnaphosidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Spider    lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    salticidae   Habronattus fallax   Jumping Spider    dictynidae   Unknown sp.   Meshweb Weaver