A warm and heavily overcast morning greeted our five participants on this week's survey. Two examples of nest parasites are shown below. Small Hive Beetles, native to Africa, can do significant damage to European Honey Bee hives, so they are considered to be pests. Beaded lacewing larvae, on the other hand, live in termite colonies and feast on the inhabitants. As you might expect, we label them as beneficial. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Pepsis sp. (spider wasp) photo by Val Bugh Acmaeodera ornatoides (metallic woodborer) photo by Dan Zinn Phileurus valgus (scarab) photo by Barbara Ribble Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus (cocklebur weevil) photo by Val Bugh Aethina tumida (small hive beetle) photo by Val Bugh Lomamyia sp. (beaded lacewing) photo by Val Bugh Megamelus sp. (delphacid planthoppers: male & female) photo by Val Bugh Jalysus sp. (stilt bugs mating) photo by Val Bugh Euptoieta claudia (variegated fritillary, teneral) photo by Val Bugh Phaeostrymon alcestis (soapberry hairstreak) photo by Dan Zinn Callophrys gryneus (juniper hairstreak) photo by Val Bugh Phyciodes tharos (pearl crescent) photo by Harriett Wolf Virbia aurantiaca (orange holomelina moth) photo by Val Bugh Iridopsis ephyraria (pale-winged gray) photo by Val Bugh Phytometra orgiae (moth) photo by Val Bugh Tomoplagia obliqua (fruit fly ovipositing) photo by Val Bugh Colonus puerpera (jumping spider stalking fruit fly) photo by Val Bugh Colonus puerpera (jumping spider eating fruit fly) photo by Val Bugh Maevia poultoni (jumping spider) photo by Val Bugh Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus (redstripe ribbon snake) photo by Harriett Wolf Birds: American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Marsh Slug (Deroceras laeve) Garden Snail (Otala lactea) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Kricogonia lyside   Lyside Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (larva)    lycaenidae   Satyrium favonius   Oak Hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak (larva)       Phaeostrymon alcestis   Soapberry Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing    noctuidae   Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila       Condica videns   White-dotted Groundling       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Anicla infecta   Green Cutworm Moth       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm (larva)       Emarginea percara   Beloved Emarginea       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm Moth       Cosmia calami   American Dun-bar Moth       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph    erebidae   Melipotis indomita   Moth       Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Phytometra orgiae   Moth       Ptichodis vinculum   Black-tipped Ptichodis    arctiidae   Virbia aurantiaca   Orange Holomelina Moth       Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia californiaria   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Prochoerodes lineola   Large Maple Spanworm Moth       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave       Iridopsis ephyraria   Pale-winged Gray       Iridopsis gemella   Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Episemasia cervinaria   Moth       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Eubaphe unicolor   Moth       Eulithis diversilineata   Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth       Fernaldella fimetaria   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    crambidae   Pyrausta spdeuderosnealis   Pyrausta Moth       Oenobotys texanalis   Moth       Aethiophysa lentiflualis   Moth       Glaphyria sequistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Diacme elealis   Moth       Fissicrambus profanellus   Grass-veneer Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Laetilia coccidivora   Moth       Dolichomia olinalis   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Etiella zinckenella   Gold-banded Etiella    tortricidae   Endothenia hebesana   Verbena Bud Moth       Crocidosema plebejana   Cotton Tipworm Moth       Eucosma salaciana   Leafroller Moth       Archips semiferana   Oak Leafroller Moth       Archips georgiana   Leafroller Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Cochylis sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Brachyacma palpigera   Soybean Webworm Moth       Battaristis concinusella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Deltophora glandiferella   Moth       Friseria cockerelli   Mesquite Webworm Moth    coleophoridae   Blastobasis sp.   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga       Inga obscuromaculella   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth       Ethmia zelleriella   Zeller's Ethmia    cosmopterigidae   Triclonella determinatella   Moth    momphidae   Mompha murtfeldtella   Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth    gracillariidae   Caloptilia sp.   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    psychidae   Unknown sp.   Bagworm Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus texanella   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus griseus   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Ataxia hubbardi   Longhorn Beetle    carabidae   Notiobia sp.   Ground Beetle    nitidulidae   Aethina tumida   Small Hive Beetle    hybosoridae   Hybosorus illigeri   Scavenger Scarab    scarabaeidae   Cyclocephala sp.   Masked Chafer       Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab       Phileurus valgus   Scarab    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil    curculionidae   Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus   Cocklebur Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Ozophora picturata   Seed Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (nymph)       Zelus tetracanthus   Four-spined Assassin Bug (nymph)    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    miridae   Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug       Taedia sp.   Plant Bug       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (adult & nymph)       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Osbornellus scalaris   Leafhopper       Agalliopsis cervina   Leafhopper       Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper    membracidae   Ceresa sp.   Treehopper       Cyrtolobus sp.   Treehopper       Entylia carinata   Treehopper    issidae   Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper (nymph)    delphacidae   Megamelus sp.   Planthopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia conica   Planthopper (nymph)    cercopidae   Clastoptera sp.   Spittlebug       Prosapia bicincta   Two-lined Spittlebug       Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Spider Wasp    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp    braconidae   Aleiodes politiceps   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly    asilidae   Atomosia melanopogon   Robber Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tephritidae   Tomoplagia obliqua   Fruit Fly    limoniidae   Limonia sp.   Crane Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Ischnura hastata   Citrine Forktail       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca sp.   Bird Grasshopper (nymph)    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Paracyrtophyllus robustus   Truncated True Katydid (nymph)       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Megaphasma denticrus   Giant Walkingstick neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (pupa)    berothidae   Lomamyia sp.   Beaded Lacewing trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Hydropsyche sp.   Net-spinning Caddisfly plecoptera   perlidae   Neoperla clymene   Stonefly araneae   salticidae   Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Colonus puerpera   Jumping Spider       Maevia poultoni   Jumping Spider       Hentzia palmarum   Long-jawed Jumper    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx       Hamataliwa grisea   Gray Lynx    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    oecobiidae   Oecobius sp.   Wall Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black & Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider