Hot, sunny weather accompanied our seven volunteers on this week's survey. Galls are unusual plant growths caused by the activities of other organisms. Insects are frequently involved, as with the goldenrod leaf galls shown below, which contain midge larvae. In this case, however, a symbiotic fungus forms the gall structure and provides food for the larva. The fungus is actually collected by the female fly and deposited on the plant along with each egg. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Heliconius charithonia (zebra heliconian) photo by Harriett Wolf Heliconius charithonia (zebra heliconian larva) photo by Val Bugh Libytheana carinenta (American snout) photo by Val Bugh Antaeotricha humilis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Polyhymno luteostrigella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Anacampsis conclusella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Isophrictis similiella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Bucculatrix longula (moth) photo by Val Bugh Asteromyia carbonifera (midge/fungus galls on goldenrod) photo by Val Bugh Allograpta obliqua (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Palpada vinetorum (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Schistocerca lineata (spotted bird grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Melanoplus punctulatus (pinetree grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Euschistus sp. (stink bug nymphs) photo by Val Bugh Cnemodus mavortius (seed bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Oncometopia clarior (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus carolinensis (Carolina jumper) photo by Val Bugh Mangora gibberosa (orbweaver) photo by Val Bugh Baeolophus atricristatus (black-crested titmice bathing in gutter) photo by Barbara Ribble Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus (redstripe ribbon snake amidst crabapples) photo by Harriett Wolf Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Patchnose Snake (Salvadora grahamiae lineata) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri), tadpoles Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii) Misc.: Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Rams-horn Snail (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult, pupa & larva)       Heliconius charithonia   Zebra Heliconian (adult & larva)       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout       Mestra amymone   Common Mestra    pieridae   Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Phoebis philea   Orange-barred Sulphur       Phoebis agarithe   Large Orange Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue    hesperiidae   Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail    noctuidae   Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Bagisara sp.   Moth (larva)       Grotella septempunctata   Moth    geometridae   Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Pero meskaria   Moth       Pimaphera percata   Moth    crambidae   Aethiophysa lentiflualis   Moth       Glaphyria sequistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Bactra verutana   Javelin Moth       Goditha bumeliana   Leafroller Moth       Cochylis sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Anacampsis conclusella   Moth       Untomia albistrigella   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth    momphidae   Mompha murtfeldtella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga       Antaeotricha humilis   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    bucculatricidae   Bucculatrix longula   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus sp.   Tubeworm Moth       Amydria margoriella   Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Scymnus sp.   Lady Beetle (larva)    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    rhyparochromidae   Cnemodus mavortius   Seed Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug (adult & nymph)    miridae   Neurocolpus sp.   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph)    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (nymph)    pentatomidae   Euschistus quadrator   Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Oncometopia clarior   Leafhopper    issidae   Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper (nymph)    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid       Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    megachilidaee   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    sphecidae   Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber diptera   syrphidae   Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Dioprosopa clavata   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    cecidomyiidae   Asteromyia carbonifera   Gall Midge (larva)    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito odonata   libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer    coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus punctulatus   Pinetree Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph) mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis neuroptera   berothidae   Lomamyia sp.   Beaded Lacewing    chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (larva)    myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva) trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus carolinensis   Carolina Jumper       Maevia poultoni   Jumping Spider       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Platycryptus undatus   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    araneidae   Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver       Gasteracantha cancriformis   Spiny-backed Orbweaver       Mangora placida   Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver