For the first time this year, the weather for our survey was almost warm, although it was heavily overcast with occasional drizzle. Six volunteers participated. Midges are a large group of very small flies (often only a few millimeters long) that are an important component of the food web. Most species have clear wings and are difficult to identify beyond family, but a few have dark markings; two are shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Alypia octomaculata (eight-spotted forester) photo by Val Bugh Zale edusina (moth) photo by Val Bugh Schizura unicornis (unicorn caterpillar moth) photo by Val Bugh Isturgia dislocaria (pale-veined isturgia) photo by Val Bugh Iridopsis gemella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (blackberry looper moth) photo by Val Bugh Eupithecia bolterii (moth) photo by Val Bugh Goditha bumeliana (leafroller moth) photo by Val Bugh Ethmia zelleriella (Zeller's ethmia) photo by Val Bugh Ypsolopha unicipunctella (agarita slug larva) photo by Val Bugh Chelinidea vittiger (opuntia bug) photo by Val Bugh Acanthocephala terminalis (coreid bug - the red spot is the scent gland opening) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (flat bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Ablabesmyia sp. & Tanypus sp. (midges) photo by Val Bugh Toxomerus marginatus (flower fly on spiderwort) photo by Barbara Ribble Polistes bellicosus (paper wasp) photo by Val Bugh Polistes exclamans (paper wasp with nest & egg) photo by Val Bugh Aniulus sp. (julid millipedes mating) photo by Val Bugh Philodromus sp. (running crab spider with molted skin) photo by Val Bugh Platycryptus undatus (jumping spider eating moth) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri), large tadpoles Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Garden Snail (Otala lactea) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Land Snail (Succinea sp.) Striate Wolf Snail (Euglandina singleyana) Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered Skipper    noctuidae   Acronicta lepetita   Dagger Moth       Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth    erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Phoberia atomaris   Common Oak Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth       Zale edusina   Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Moth       Hypercompe scribonia   Great Leopard Moth (larva)    nolidae   Meganola minuscula   Confused Meganola    notodontidae   Schizura unicornis   Unicorn Caterpillar Moth    geometridae   Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Euacidalia sp.   Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Pimaphera percata   Moth       Eupithecia bolterii   Moth       Eupithecia longidens   Moth       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Iridopsis gemella   Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Pero meskaria   Moth       Isturgia dislocaria   Pale-veined Isturgia    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Pyrausta volupialis   Pyrausta Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Moth       Diastictis ventralis   Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth    pyralidae   Honora mellinella   Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth    tortricidae   Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana   Filigreed Moth       Cudonigera houstonana   Juniper Budworm (larva)       Pseudexentera knudsoni   Leafroller Moth       Goditha bumeliana   Moth       Bactra verutana   Javelin Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth       Ethmia zelleriella   Zeller's Ethmia    copromorphidae   Ellabella editha   Tropical Fruitworm Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug (larva) coleoptera   scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug       Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug    aradidae   Unknown sp.   Flat Bug (nymph)    cydnidae   Pangaeus sp.   Burrowing Bug    miridae   Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    eupelmidae   Metapelma sp.   Wasp diptera   tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    chironomidae   Tanypus sp.   Midge       Ablabesmyia sp.   Midge    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    calliphoridae   Cynomya cadaverina   Bluebottle Fly    syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly odonata   libellulidae   Unknown sp.   Skimmer (exuviae) orthoptera   acrididae   Amblytropidia mysteca   Brown Winter Grasshopper    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    gryllidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Cricket (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (egg) ephemeroptera   heptageniidae   Stenonema femoratum   Flat-headed Mayfly (nymph & adult) araneae   lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider       Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    salticidae   Platycryptus undatus   Jumping Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    mimetidae   Mimetus sp.   Pirate Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver