Seven volunteers participated in our Groundhog Day survey. Although temperatures were well above freezing, it was chilly, cloudy and windy. Our two most common lady beetle species in this area, shown below, happen to be imports from Europe and Asia; they were purposefully introduced into North America for pest control. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Grammia arge (moth) photo by Val Bugh Aon noctuiformis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Ellabella melanoclista (tropical fruitworm moth) photo by Barbara Ribble Platynota rostrana (omnivorous platynota moth) photo by Val Bugh Melanoplus gladstoni (Gladston's spurthroat grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Blepharida rhois (sumac leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Diabrotica undecimpunctata (spotted cucumber beetle) photo by Val Bugh Coccinella septempunctata (seven-spotted lady beetle) photo by Dvori Bird Harmonia axyridis (multi-colored Asian lady beetle) photo by Val Bugh Sphyrocoris obliquus (shield bug) photo by Val Bugh Thyanta custator (stink bug) photo by Val Bugh Largus sp. (largus bug) photo by Val Bugh Aphis nerii (oleander aphid & exuviae) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (dark-winged fungus gnat) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (root maggot fly) photo by Dvori Bird Barronopsis texana (funnel weaver) photo by Barbara Ribble Trachelas sp. (spider) photo by Val Bugh Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog eggs) photo by Dvori Bird Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Dan Zinn Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Amphibians: Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) eggs Misc.: Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Moth (larva & adult)       Grammia arge   Moth    geometridae   Paleacrita vernata   Spring Cankerworm Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth    crambidae   Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth    tortricidae   Platynota rostrana   Omnivorous Platynota Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    copromorphidae   Ellabella melanoclista   Tropical Fruitworm Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Blepharida rhois   Sumac Leaf Beetle hemiptera   largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid    cercopidae   Unknown sp.   Spittlebug (nymph) hymenoptera   formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant diptera   anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    sciaridae   Unknown sp.   Dark-winged Fungus Gnat orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus gladstoni   Gladston's Spurthroat Grasshopper    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider (eggs)    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider    corinnidae   Trachelas sp.   Spider    agelenidae   Barronopsis texana   Funnel Weaver