Six volunteers participated in this week's survey under warm, mostly cloudy conditions with occasional light rain. At this time of year, most bumble bee workers have reached the end of their lives. The large gynes (reproductive females that will be next year's queens), however, are busily packing on the calories to see them through hibernation. One is shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Dvori Bird Anomoea rufifrons (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Copestylum mexicanum (black flower fly) photo by Barbara Ribble Helophilus sp. (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee, gyne) photo by Val Bugh Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's blue larva) photo by Val Bugh Neogalea sunia (lantana stick moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Uresiphita reversalis (genista caterpillar moth) photo by Val Bugh Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta (moth) photo by Val Bugh Zerene cesonia (southern dogface) photo by Barbara Ribble Ascia monuste (great southern white) photo by Val Bugh Chlosyne lacinia (bordered patch) photo by Harriett Wolf Eantis tamenund (sickle-winged skipper) photo by Val Bugh Copaeodes minima (southern skipperling) photo by Val Bugh Alydus pilosulus (broad-headed bug) photo by Val Bugh Piezodorus guildinii (red-banded stink bug) photo by Val Bugh Scolops pungens (dictyopharid planthopper) photo by Val Bugh Syrbula montezuma & Syrbula admirabilis (Montezuma's grasshopper & handsome grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Orchelimum silvaticum (long-spurred meadow katydid, female) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (earthworm) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles & Amphibians: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Earthworm (Unknown sp.) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Black-velvet Leatherleaf Slug (Belocaulus angustipes) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & pupa)       Dryas iulia   Julia Heliconian       Heliconius charithonia   Zebra Heliconian       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus eresimus   Soldier       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Mestra amymone   Common Mestra       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent    pieridae   Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange (adult & larva)       Eurema proterpia   Tailed Orange       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Ascia monuste   Great Southern White    riodinidae   Calephelis perditalis   Rounded Metalmark    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue (adult & larva)       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Copaeodes minima   Southern Skipperling       Calpodes ethlius   Brazilian Skipper       Panoquina ocola   Ocola Skipper       Nastra julia   Julia's Skipper       Pyrgus oileus   Tropical Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail (adult & larva)       Heliopetes laviana   Laviana White-skipper       Heliopetes macaira   Turk's-cap White-skipper       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper       Eantis tamenund   Sickle-winged Skipper    noctuidae   Heliothis virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)       Neogalea sunia   Lantana Stick Moth (larva)       Condica sp.   Moth (larva)    arctiidae   Cisseps fulvicollis   Yellow-collared Scape Moth       Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes (adult & larva)       Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)       Manduca rustica   Rustic Sphinx (larva)    saturniidae   Automeris io   Io Moth (larva)    megalopygidae   Megalopyge opercularis   Southern Flannel Moth (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia californiaria   Moth       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Pleuroprucha insularia   Common Tan Wave       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Scopula umbilicata   Moth       Disclisioprocta stellata   Somber Carpet       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)       Eubaphe unicolor   Moth       Melanchroia chephise   White-tipped Black    crambidae   Hymenia perspectalis   Spotted Beet Webworm Moth       Spoladea recurvalis   Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth       Diacme elealis   Moth       Samea multiplicalis   Salvinia Stem-borer Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Moth       Loxomorpha flavidissimalis   Moth       Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta   Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Decodes basiplagana   Leafroller Moth       Crocidosema plebejana   Cotton Tipworm Moth    gelechiidae   Battaristis concinusella   Moth       Brachyacma palpigera   Soybean Webworm Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    xyloryctidae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Anomoea rufifrons   Leaf Beetle       Unknown sp.   Seed Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Harpalus sp.   Ground Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta sp.   Blister Beetle       Pyrota deceptiva   Blister Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil       Conotrachelas naso   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug    rhyparochromidae   Pseudopachybrachius basalis   Seed Bug       Cnemodus mavortius   Seed Bug (nymph)    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug       Trigonotylus sp.   Plant Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug (eggs)    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug (adult & nymph)    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Piezodorus guildinii   Red-banded Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Gyponana sp.   Leafhopper       Neokolla sp.   Leafhopper (nymph)       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Oncometopia clarior   Leafhopper       Erythroneura sp.   Leafhopper    dictyopharidae   Scolops pungens   Planthopper    cixiidae   Pintalia delicata   Planthopper    delphacidae   Unknown sp.   Planthopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Nomada texana   Cuckoo Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee       Anthidiellum notatum   Bee       Hoplitis sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Pachodynerus nasidens   Keyhole Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp       Eumenes fraternus   Potter Wasp       Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket    sphecidae   Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp       Cotesia congregata   Braconid Wasp (pupa) diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum mexicanum   Black Flower Fly       Palpada pusilla   Flower Fly       Palpada furcata   Flower Fly       Helophilus sp.   Flower Fly       Eristalis sp.   Flower Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Peleteria sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito odonata   libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus bispinosus   Two-spined spur-throated Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Syrbula montezuma   Montezuma's Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid       Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid       Microcentrum rhombifolium   Greater Angle-wing    gryllidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Cricket       Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    araneidae   Eustala anastera   Orbweaver       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Gasteracantha cancriformis   Spiny-backed Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver