There were nine participants on this week's survey. After a cold night, the sun warmed things up quickly. Mosquitoes and midges look rather similar but they are easy to tell apart, and not just because only the former will bite. As shown below, midges hold their front legs out in the air, while mosquitoes do the same with their back legs. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Eurema proterpia (tailed orange) photo by Harriett Wolf Kricogonia lyside (lyside sulphur) photo by Val Bugh Hylephila phyleus (fiery skipper, female) photo by Val Bugh Hylephila phyleus (fiery skipper, male) photo by Val Bugh Tyrissa multilinea (moth) photo by Barbara Ribble Hypena scabra (green cloverworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Eumorpha vitis (vine sphinx larva) photo by Val Bugh Chinavia marginata (green stink bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Diabrotica undecimpunctata (spotted cucumber beetles mating) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (midge) photo by Val Bugh Ochlerotatus canadensis (mosquito) photo by Val Bugh Brachygastra mellifica (Mexican honey wasp) photo by Val Bugh Pepsis sp. (spider wasp) photo by Val Bugh Vespula squamosa (southern yellowjacket, male) photo by Val Bugh Leiobunum sp. (harvestman) photo by Val Bugh Crossopriza lyoni (cellar spider) photo by Val Bug Habronattus cognatus (jumping spider eating baby green lynx) photo by Val Bugh Gladicosa pulchra (wolf spider) photo by Val Bugh Anolis carolinensis ('not very' green anole) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Reptiles & Amphibians: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Misc.: Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen (adult & larva)       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema proterpia   Tailed Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Kricogonia lyside   Lyside Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (larva)    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak    hesperiidae   Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail    erebidae   Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Tyrissa multilinea   Moth    sphingidae   Eumorpha vitis   Vine Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth    pyralidae   Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    coccinellidae   Cycloneda munda   Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    carabidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Leptoglossus clypealis   Leaf-footed Bug    alydidae   Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug       Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    reduviidae   Emesaya brevipennis   Thread-legged Bug (nymph)    miridae   Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Oebalus pugnax   Rice Stink Bug       Chinavia marginata   Green Stink Bug (nymph)       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    vespidae   Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes carolina   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Spider Wasp diptera   culicidae   Ochlerotatus trivittatus   Mosquito       Ochlerotatus canadensis   Mosquito    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge    syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Poecilanthrax lucifer   Bee Fly    muscidae   Stomoxys calcitrans   Stable Fly odonata   libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk       Sympetrum vicinum   Autumn Meadowhawk       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer    coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Trachyrhachys kiowa   Kiowa Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly thysanura   lepismatidae   Ctenolipisma longicaudata   Gray Silverfish araneae   thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    araneidae   Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver       Araneus detrimentosus   Orbweaver    uloboridae   Uloborus glomosus   Feather-legged Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    lycosidae   Gladicosa pulchra   Wolf Spider    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Habronattus cognatus   Jumping Spider    dictynidae   Unknown sp.   Meshweb Weaver    pholcidae   Crossopriza lyoni   Cellar Spider