The weather was cool and sunny as a team of four volunteers participated in this week's survey. Although rarely mentioned in these summaries, a sizeable population of mosquitofish inhabit the Garden ponds. True to their name, these fish eat all manner of small insects, especially mosquito larvae. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Gambusia affinis (mosquitofish) photo by Val Bugh Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Val Bugh Hogna sp. (wolf spider) photo by Val Bugh Erynnis funeralis (funereal duskywing) photo by Val Bugh Satyrium favonius (oak hairstreak) photo by Val Bugh Phaeostrymon alcestis (soapberry hairstreak) photo by Val Bugh Glyphidocera lactiflosella (five-spotted glyphidocera) photo by Val Bugh Papilio polyxenes (black swallowtail larva) photo by Val Bugh Eurema nicippe (sleepy orange larva - very tiny!) photo by Val Bugh Cudonigera houstonana (juniper budworm) photo by Val Bugh Chortophaga viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper, pink color variation) photo by Val Bugh Thionia elliptica (planthopper nymph) photo by Val Bugh Lopidea sp. (plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Calocoris barberi (plant bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Mozena lunata (mesquite bug nymphs) photo by Val Bugh Fidia cana (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Omileus epicaeroides (broad-nosed weevil) photo by Val Bugh Hermetia chrysopila (soldier fly) photo by Val Bugh Polistes exclamans (paper wasp) photo by Val Bugh Sphex lucae (digger wasp) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Other Vertebrates: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Mediteranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary (larva)       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (larva)       Danaus gilippus   Queen    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange (adult & larva)       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Phaeostrymon alcestis   Soapberry Hairstreak (adult & exuviae)       Satyrium favonius   Oak Hairstreak    papilionidae   Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (adult & larva)    hesperiidae   Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing    noctuidae   Dargida diffusa   Wheat-head Armyworm Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Hypoprepia miniata   Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth    notodontidae   Schizura errucata   Prominent    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia sp.   Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Moth       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)       Unknown sp.   Inchworm (larva)       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth    tortricidae   Cudonigera houstonana   Juniper Budworm (larva)    glyphidoceridae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    peleopodidae   Durrantia piperatella   Moth    gelechiidae   Isophrictis similiella   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Systena hudsonias   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Smaragdina militaris   Leaf Beetle       Xanthonia sp.   Leaf Beetle       Fidia cana   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Rhopalophora sp.   Longhorn Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer    meloidae   Epicauta nigritarsis   Blister Beetle    curculionidae   Omileus epicaeroides   Broad-nosed Weevil       Sitona sp.   Broad-nosed Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug (nymph)       Leptoglossus clypealis   Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug       Lopidea sp.   Plant Bug       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Calocoris barberi   Plant Bug (nymph)    pentatomidae   Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Homalodisca sp.   Sharpshooter (nymph)    membracidae   Smilia camelus   Treehopper    cercopidae   Unknown sp.   Spittlebug (nymph)    issidae   Thionia elliptica   Planthopper (nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    halictidae   Halictus sp.   Sweat Bee    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sphex lucae   Digger Wasp    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes carolina   Red Wasp       Unknown sp.   Mason Wasp       Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid diptera   dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    bombyliidae   Poecilanthrax lucifer   Bee Fly       Hemipenthes scylla   Bee Fly    syrphidae   Copestylum mexicana   Black Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Microphthalma sp.   Tachinid Fly       Juriniopsis sp.   Tachinid Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm    stratiomyidae   Hermetia chrysopila   Soldier Fly       Hermetia sp.   Soldier Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper (adult & nymph)    tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   salticidae   Thiodina sp.   Jumping Spider    lycosidae   Hogna sp.   Wolf Spider       Pirata sp.   Wolf Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider