The morning was warm and partly sunny as twelve volunteers contributed to this week's survey. The termites shown below are not the typical structural pests of buildings and fences. These "higher termites" have nasute soldiers that squirt a chemical out of their pointed heads to deter ants from disturbing the workers as they forage on dead plant material. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Vespula squamosa (southern yellowjacket) photo by Val Bugh Heliopetes macaira (Turk's-cap white-skipper) photo by Val Bugh Heliopetes laviana (laviana white-skipper) photo by Val Bugh Papilio polyxenes (black swallowtail) photo by Val Bugh Eurema nise (mimosa yellow) photo by Val Bugh Virbia ferruginosa (rusty virbia) photo by Val Bugh Isogona snowi (Snow's owlet) photo by Val Bugh Oenobotys vinotinctalis (wine-tinted oenobotys) photo by Val Bugh Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's blue & rover ant) photo by Val Bugh Tenuirostritermes sp. (termite soldiers & worker) photo by Val Bugh Oecanthus celerinictus (fast-calling tree crickets) photo by Val Bugh Schistocerca nitens (gray bird grasshopper nymph) photo by Val Bugh Diolcus chrysorrhoeus (shield bug) photo by Val Bugh Empicoris sp. (assassin bug) photo by Val Bugh Myodocha serripes (long-necked seed bug) photo by Val Bugh Acmaeodera flavomarginata (metallic woodborer) photo by Dan Zinn Styloxus fulleri (longhorn beetle) photo by Val Bugh Hamana manifesta (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Sympetrum vicinum (autumn meadowhawk) photo by Val Bugh Argiope trifasciata (banded garden spider eating queen) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Soil Centipede (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Asterocampa sp.   Emperor       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout       Mestra amymone   Common Mestra       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch    pieridae   Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nise   Mimosa Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Phoebis agarithe   Large Orange Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue (adult & larva)       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Leptotes cassius   Cassius Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Heliopetes macaira   Turk's-cap White-skipper       Heliopetes laviana   Laviana White-skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling       Calpodes ethlius   Brazilian Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Nastra julia   Julia's Skipper    noctuidae   Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    erebidae   Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Isogona snowi   Snow's Owlet    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Cisseps fulvicollis   Yellow-collared Scape Moth       Virbia ferruginosa   Rusty Virbia    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)    geometridae   Rindgea nigricomma   Moth       Digrammia sp.   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Pleuroprucha insulsaria   Common Tan Wave       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia (larva)       Euacidalia sp.   Moth       Unknown sp.   Inchworm (larva)    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth (adult & larva)       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Oenobotys vinotinctalis   Wine-tinted Oenobotys       Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Lineodes triangulalis   Moth       Fissicrambus profanellus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Laetilia coccidivora   Moth    carposinidae   Carposina sasakii   Peach Fruitworm Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Battaristis concinusella   Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Brachyacma palpigera   Soybean Webworm Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Deltophora glandiferella   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Algarobius bottimeri   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Scymnus sp.   Lady Beetle (larva)    cerambycidae   Styloxus fulleri   Longhorn Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    meloidae   Epicauta pennsylvanica   Blister Beetle    trogidae   Trox sp.   Hide Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    carabidae   Harpalus sp.   Ground Beetle    cleridae   Cymatodera balteata   Checkered Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus zonatus   Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Acanthocephala declivis   Coreid Bug    rhyparochromidae   Myodocha serripes   Long-necked Seed Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug (adult & nymph)    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Trigonotylus sp.   Plant Bug       Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Calocoris barberi   Plant Bug       Rhinacloa forticornis   Western Plant Bug    reduviidae   Empicoris sp.   Assassin Bug    scutelleridae   Diolcus chrysorrhoeus   Shield Bug       Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Chinavia marginata   Green Stink Bug (nymph)       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla uhleri   Leafhopper       Balclutha rubrostriata   Leafhopper       Hamana manifesta   Leafhopper    issidae   Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper hymenoptera   apidae   Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Halictus sp.   Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    tiphiidae   Tiphia sp.   Tiphiid Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant       Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant       Trachymyrmex turrifex   Ant diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum mexicanum   Black Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Palpada furcata   Flower Fly       Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito odonata   libellulidae   Sympetrum vicinum   Autumn Meadowhawk    coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Aidemona azteca   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket       Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (adult & nymph) dermaptera   anisolabididae   Euborellia sp.   Earwig isoptera   termitidae   Tenuirostritermes sp.   Nasute Termite neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing    berothidae   Lomamyia sp.   Beaded Lacewing mecoptera   panorpidae   Panorpa nuptialis   Scorpionfly trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis cinerascens   Long-horned Caddisfly araneae   araneidae   Argiope trifasciata   Banded Garden Spider       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    mimetidae   Mimetus sp.   Pirate Spider    pisauridae   Pisaurina mira   Nursery Web Spider