A team of seven enjoyed a cool and sunny morning as they completed this week's survey. Before insects molt, they often exhibit obvious physical changes. In examples shown below, the bloated looking Gulf Fritillary caterpillar is about to become a chrysalis, and the transparent Monarch chrysalis is about become an adult butterfly. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Aquarius remigis (water strider) photo by Val Bugh Tylospilus acutissimus (predatory stink bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Plagiometriona clavata (clavate tortoise beetle larva) photo by Val Bugh Euetheola humilis (sugarcane beetle) photo by Barbara Ribble Oiketicus abbotii (bagworm larva) photo by Val Bugh Chlosyne lacinia (bordered patch larvae: 3 color forms) photo by Val Bugh Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary larva about to molt) photo by Val Bugh Danaus plexippus (monarch pupa about to eclose) photo by Val Bugh Erynnis horatius (Horace's duskywing) photo by Val Bugh Loxomorpha flavidissimalis (moth) photo by Barbara Ribble Agrius cingulata (pink-spotted hawk moth) photo by Dan Zinn Eumorpha vitis (vine sphinx) photo by Barbara Ribble Macrocentrus aegeriae (braconid wasp) photo by Val Bugh Chrysopa oculata (green lacewing) photo by Val Bugh Leptomantispa pulchella (mantisfly) photo by Val Bugh Dicromantispa sayi (mantisfly) photo by Val Bugh Paracantha sp. (fruit fly) photo by Val Bugh Leiobunum sp. (harvestman molting) photo by Val Bugh Rabidosa rabida (rabid wolf spider) photo by Val Bugh Bubo virginianus (first great horned owl fledgling to leave the nest) photo by Harriett Wolf Birds: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) 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) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) Earthworm (Unknown sp.) Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult, larva & pupa)       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch (pupa)       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (larva)       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch (adult & larva)       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail (adult & larva)    lycaenidae   Satyrium favonius   Oak Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper (larva)       Wallengrenia otho   Southern Broken-dash    noctuidae   Ogdoconta cinereola   Common Pinkband (larva)       Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Tarache quadriplaga   Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Spragueia obatra   Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Catabena lineolata   Fine-lined Sallow       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila       Heliothis virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Spilosoma virginica   Virginia Tiger Moth (larva)    erebidae   Metria amella   Live Oak Metria    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx       Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)       Eumorpha vitis   Vine Sphinx       Darapsa myron   Virginia Creeper Sphinx       Agrius cingulata   Pink-spotted Hawk Moth    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    lasiocampidae   Malacosoma disstria   Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth    geometridae   Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (adult & larva)       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Synchlora frondaria   Southern Emerald (adult & larva)       Nematocampa resistaria   Horned Spanworm Moth       Scopula compensata   Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Eubaphe unicolor   Moth       Eulithis diversilineata   Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Pyrausta pseudonythesalis   Pyrausta Moth       Samea ecclesialis   Moth       Conchylodes ovulalis   Zebra Conchylodes       Desmia sp.   Moth (larva)       Palpita quadristigmalis   Four-spotted Palpita       Loxomorpha flavidissimalis   Moth       Hellula rogatalis   Cabbage Webworm Moth       Glaphyria sequistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Lipocosma polingi   Moth    pyralidae   Pococera sp.   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth (adult & larva)       Melitara junctolineella   Cactus Borer Moth    tortricidae   Archips georgiana   Leafroller Moth       Archips argyrospila   Fruit Tree Leafroller Moth       Archips semiferana   Oak Leafroller Moth       Endothenia hebesana   Verbena Bud Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Epiblema abruptana   Leafroller Moth       Cenopis pettitana   Maple-basswood Leafroller Moth       Platynota rostrana   Omnivorous Platynota Moth       Cochylis sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia murtfeldtella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga obscuromaculella   Moth       Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    gelechiidae   Anacampsis conclusella   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    psychidae   Oiketicus abbotii   Bagworm (larva)    acrolophidae   Acrolophus texanella   Texas Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Brachypnoea lecontei   Leaf Beetle       Ophraella sp.   Leaf Beetle       Anomoea laticlavia   Clay-colored Leaf Beetle       Systena gracilenta   Flea Beetle       Systena hudsonias   Flea Beetle       Gratiana pallidula   Eggplant Tortoise Beetle (larva)       Plagiometriona clavata   Clavate Tortoise Beetle (larva)    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    oedemeridae   Heliocis repanda   False Blister Beetle       Oxycopis mimetica   False Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    scarabaeidae   Ataenius platensis   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Euetheola humilis   Sugarcane Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Taedia sp.   Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug       Reuteroscopus sp.   Plant Bug       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper    gerridae   Aquarius remigis   Water Strider    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (adult & nymph)       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug (nymph)    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug (nymph)    pentatomidae   Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (adult, nymph & egg)       Tylospilus acutissimus   Predatory Stink Bug (nymph)       Euschistus tristigmus   Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Chinavia hilare   Green Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Prosapia bicincta   Two-lined Spittlebug       Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug       Clastoptera sp.   Spittlebug    membracidae   Ceresa sp.   Treehopper       Entylia carinata   Treehopper (nymph)    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia conica   Planthopper (nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa parkinsoniae   Large Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Euodynerus pratensis   Mason Wasp    braconidae   Macrocentrus aegeriae   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    formicidae   Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant diptera   syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    muscidae   Neomyia cornicina   Fly    asilidae   Atomosia melanopogon   Robber Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tephritidae   Paracantha sp.   Fruit Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    sciaridae   Unknown sp.   Dark-winged Fungus Gnat    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)       Paraidemona sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket (nymph) dermaptera   anisolabididae   Euborellia sp.   Earwig neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysopa oculata   Green Lacewing    mantispidae   Leptomantispa pulchella   Mantisfly       Dicromantispa sayi   Mantisfly trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly araneae   araneidae   Hypsosinga rubens   Orbweaver       Gasteracantha cancriformis   Spiny-backed Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    salticidae   Colonus puerperus   Jumping Spider       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Hentzia palmarum   Long-jawed Jumper    uloboridae   Uloborus glomosus   Feather-legged Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider