Nine participants contributed to this week's survey; the weather was partly sunny and warm. As caterpillars grow, they shed their skin several times. Each stage (called an instar) is not only larger than the last, but may look quite different. Compare the early instar Cecropia larva on last week's summary with this week's later version shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Xylocopa virginica (eastern carpenter bee, male) photo by Dan Zinn Nemognatha sp. (blister beetle) photo by Val Bugh Cryptocephalus notatus (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Fidia cana (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Plagiometriona clavata (clavate tortoise beetle) photo by Val Bugh Coleomegilla maculata (spotted lady beetle) photo by Val Bugh Harmonia axyridis (multi-colored Asian lady beetles mating) photo by Harriett Wolf Araneus detrimentosus (orbweaver) photo by Val Bugh Proxys punctulatus (black stink bug) photo by Val Bugh Tylospilus acutissimus (predatory stink bug) photo by Val Bugh Chlorochroa ligata (conchuela nymphs) photo by Val Bugh Oncometopia orbona (leafhopper) photo by Val Bugh Miogryllus sausurei (eastern striped cricket) photo by Barbara Ribble Eurythmia angulella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Redectis pygmaea (pygmy redectis moth) photo by Val Bugh Danaus plexippus (monarch larva) photo by Val Bugh Hyles lineata (white-lined sphinx larva) photo by Val Bugh Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Val Bugh Thryomanes bewickii (Bewick's wren nestlings) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Patchnose Snake (Salvadora grahamiae lineata) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) Land Snail (Bradybaena similaris) Freshwater Limpet (Laevapex fuscus) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Chigger (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch (adult & larva)       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (adult & larva)       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye (adult & larva)       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch (larva)       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor (larva)       Megisto cymela   Little Wood-satyr    pieridae   Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange (adult & larva)       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (larva)    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper    noctuidae   Heliothis virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm (larva)       Spragueia jaguaralis   Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Cisseps fulvicollis   Yellow-collared Scape Moth    erebidae   Sigela penumbrata   Stippled Sigela Moth       Redectis pygmaea   Pygmy Redectis Moth    notodontidae   Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth (adult & larva)       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Episemasia cervinaria   Moth (larva)       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Pleuroprucha insulsaria   Common Tan Wave    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Glaphyria sequistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth       Pyrausta sp.   Pyrausta Moth (larva)       Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta   Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth (adult & larva)       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth    tortricidae   Archips georgiana   Leafroller Moth       Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Cydia membrosa   Leafroller Moth       Endothenia hebesana   Verbena Bud Moth       Crocidosema plebejana   Cotton Tipworm Moth    megalopygidae   Megalopyge opercularis   Southern Flannel Moth (pupa)    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth       Ethmia sp.   Ethmia Moth (larva)    oecophoridae   Inga obscuromaculella   Moth       Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    gelechiidae   Anacampsis conclusella   Moth       Battaristis sp.   Moth       Deltophora sella   Moth    xyloryctidae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    gracillariidae   Acrocercops quinquistrigella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Cycloneda munda   Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Coleomegilla maculata   Spotted Lady Beetle       Chilocorus cacti   Cactus Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Brachypnoea sp.   Leaf Beetle       Phyllobrotica limbata   Leaf Beetle       Oulema collaris   Leaf Beetle       Cryptocephalus notatus   Leaf Beetle       Fidia cana   Leaf Beetle       Systena hudsonias   Flea Beetle       Plagiometriona clavata   Clavate Tortoise Beetle    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    oedemeridae   Heliocis repanda   False Blister Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    lampyridae   Photinus sp.   firefly    curculionidae   Rhinocyllus conicus   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug       Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug       Slaterocoris sp.   Plant Bug    blissidae   Ischnodemus sp.   Chinch Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug (nymph)    scutelleridae   Homaemus proteus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (adult, nymph & eggs)       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Tylospilus acutissimus   Predatory Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Clastoptera sp.   Spittlebug       Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug (adult & nymph)    membracidae   Ceresa sp.   Treehopper (adult & nymph)    issidae   Thionia elliptica   Planthopper (nymph)       Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper (nymph)    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia conica   Planthopper (nymph)    pseudococcidae   Unknown sp.   Mealybug    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Anthophora sp.   Digger Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Xylocopa parkinsoniae   Large Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leafcutter Bee    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Parazumia symmorpha   Mason Wasp       Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp    sphecidae   Chalybion sp.   Blue Mud Dauber    cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Neivamyrmex sp.   Legionary Ant (male) diptera   syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly    tephritidae   Euaresta sp.   Fruit Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge odonata   libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags    coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Argia translata   Dusky Dancer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (nymph)       Miogryllus saussurei   Eastern Striped Cricket       Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph) phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Pseudosermyle strigata   Walking Stick (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs & larva)       Chrysopa quadripunctata   Green Lacewing trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Hydropsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly araneae   araneidae   Mangora placida   Orbweaver       Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver       Araneus detrimentosus   Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    salticidae   Colonus puerperus   Jumping Spider       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus arizonensis   Arizona Jumper    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    oecobiidae   Oecobius sp.   Wall Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider