This week's survey was conducted by six participants under mostly cloudy, cool and windy conditions. There are a number of different species of lady beetles, or ladybugs, in our area. They are often orange or red, but the familiar black spots are not a universal feature, as shown in the comparison below. By the way, the introduced Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle lives up to its name; it can be almost any shade from yellow to red and have any number of spots, including zero. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Unknown sp. (long-legged flies, male on female) photo by Val Bugh Paracantha sp. (fruit fly) photo by Barbara Ribble Unknown sp. (root maggot fly) photo by Val Bugh Copestylum marginatum (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Walshomyia sabinae (gall midge larva in gall on juniper) photo by Val Bugh Camponotus festinatus (carpenter ants, major worker with minor worker in background) photo by Dan Zinn Draeculacephala sp. (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Harmonia axyridis & Cycloneda munda (multi-colored Asian lady beetle & native species with no common name) photo by Val Bugh Psaphida resumens (figure-eight sallow) photo by Val Bugh Phigalia titea (the halfwing) photo by Barbara Ribble Lycia ypsilon (woolly gray) photo by Barbara Ribble Orthonama obstipata (the gem, male) photo by Val Bugh Orthonama obstipata (the gem, female) photo by Val Bugh Ellabella melanoclista (tropical fruitworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (moth) photo by Barbara Ribble Xysticus sp. (crab spider) photo by Val Bugh Lynx rufus (bobcat track) photo by Val Bugh Canis latrans (coyote track) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh tracks Bobcat (Lynx rufus), fresh tracks White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), fresh tracks Reptiles: Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Garden Snail (Otala lactea) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Psaphida resumens   Figure-eight Sallow       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth       Morrisonia mucens   Moth       Psychomorpha epimenis   Grapevine Epimenis    erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth    nolidae   Meganola minuscula   Confused Meganola    geometridae   Synchlora frondaria   Southern Emerald       Orthonama obstipata   The Gem       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Lycia ypsilon   Woolly Gray       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth    tortricidae   Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana   Filigreed Moth       Cudonigera houstonana   Juniper Budworm (larva)    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    copromorphidae   Ellabella melanoclista   Tropical Fruitworm Moth    tineidae   Unknown sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda munda   Lady Beetle homoptera   aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid    cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon diptera   tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    cecidomyiidae   Walshomyia sabinae   Gall Midge (larva)    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    tephritidae   Paracantha sp.   Fruit Fly    syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly    dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly orthoptera   acrididae   Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph) araneae   lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider       Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    thomisidae   Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver