The morning was very cool and sunny as eight volunteers participated in this week's survey. Most insects mate then lay eggs (see stink bug eggs below). One reason that aphids are so successful in spite of being on the menu of many predators is that, at times, they not only reproduce by parthenogenesis but also skip the egg bit and just give birth to live young (see below). Additional survey pictures can be viewed on Dvori's Flickr page. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Bubo virginianus (great horned owl nestlings) photo by Dvori Bird Vanessa atalanta (red admiral) photo by Dan Zinn Megisto cymela (little wood-satyr) photo by Val Bugh Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur) photo by Val Bugh Ogdoconta cinereola (common pinkband) photo by Barbara Ribble Mompha eloisella (red-streaked mompha moth) photo by Val Bugh Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Papilio multicaudata (two-tailed swallowtail larva) photo by Val Bugh Melalgus plicatus (powder-post beetle) photo by Val Bugh Aphis nerii (oleander aphids giving birth) photo by Val Bugh Podisus maculiventris & Chlorochroa ligata (predatory stink bug & conchuela eggs) photo by Val Bugh Hypselonotus punctiventris (coreid bug nymph) photo by Dvori Bird Charmon sp. (braconid wasp) photo by Barbara Ribble Isodontia sp. (grass-carrying wasp) photo by Val Bugh Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee queen) photo by Val Bugh Apis mellifera (honey bee) photo by Dvori Bird Copestylum marginatum (flower fly) photo by Barbara Ribble Neacreotrichus sp. (bee fly) photo by Dvori Bird Pogonognathellus sp. (slender springtail) photo by Dvori Bird Sceloporus olivaceus (Texas spiny lizard) photo by Barbara Ribble Birds: American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis gularis) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Slender Springtail (Pogonognathellus sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum 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 & pupa)       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch       Phyciodes vesta   Vesta Crescent       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent       Thessalia theona   Theona Checkerspot       Megisto cymela   Little Wood-satyr    pieridae   Kricogonia lyside   Lyside Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface (adult & pupa)       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio glaucus   Eastern Tiger Swallowtail       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (larva)    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin (larva)       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Ogdoconta cinereola   Common Pinkband       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester       Ozarba aeria   Moth       Megalographa biloba   Bilobed Looper Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth    erebidae   Eubolina impartialis   Moth       Bleptina caradrinalis   Bent-winged Owlet    notodontidae   Elasmia sp.   Prominent (larva)    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    geometridae   Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia (larva)       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (adult & larva)       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Palpita gracialis   Moth       Pyrausta pseudonythesalis   Pyrausta Moth       Pyrausta inornatalis   Inornate Pyrausta Moth       Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Lipocosma polingi   Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth    tortricidae   Archips argyrospila   Fruit Tree Leafroller Moth       Sparganothoides lentiginosana   Lentiginos Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    oecophoridae   Inga obscuromaculella   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia murtfeldtella   Moth    gelechiidae   Hypatima sp.   Moth    xyloryctidae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    momphidae   Mompha eloisella   Red-streaked Mompha Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole sp.   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle (larva)       Cycloneda munda   Lady Beetle (larva)       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Psyllobora renifer   Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Brachypnoea sp.   Leaf Beetle    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    melyridae   Attalus rufiventris   Soft-winged Flower Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    scarabaeidae   Euphoria kernii   Flower Scarab       Trichiotinus texanus   Texas Flower Scarab    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    scraptiidae   Allopoda sp.   False Flower Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera neglecta   Metallic Woodborer       Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Eupogonius sp.   Longhorn Beetle    carabidae   Plochionus timidus   Ground Beetle    bostrichidae   Melalgus plicatus   Powder-post Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug       Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug       Lopidea sp.   Plant Bug       Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug (nymph)       Taedia sp.   Plant Bug       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug       Slaterocoris sp.   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Zelus tetracanthus   Four-spined Assassin Bug    thyreocoridae   Galgupha sp.   Ebony Bug    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Trichopepla semivittata   Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (adult & eggs)       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Podisus maculiventris   Predatory Stink Bug (eggs) homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper (nymph)    cercopidae   Clastoptera sp.   Spittlebug    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee (queen)       Anthophora sp.   Digger Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Xylocopa parkinsoniae   Large Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Halictus sp.   Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Parazumia symmorpha   Mason Wasp       Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp       Monobia quadridens   Mason Wasp    scoliidae   Campsomeris plumipes   Scoliid Wasp    sphecidae   Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Isodontia sp.   Grass-carrying Wasp    cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    braconidae   Charmon sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Itoplectis conquisitor   Ichneumon    tenthredinidae   Unknown sp.   Common Sawfly (larva) diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Mallota bautias   Flower Fly       Eristalis sp.   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Trichopoda pennipes   Feather-legged Fly       Trichopoda lanipes   Feather-legged Fly       Trichopoda plumipes   Feather-legged Fly    stratiomyidae   Nemotelus sp.   Soldier Fly    bombyliidae   Neacreotrichus sp.   Bee Fly       Poecilanthrax lucifer   Bee Fly    lauxaniidae   Unknown sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly       Chrysotus sp.   Long-legged Fly    culicidae   Unknown sp.   Mosquito    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge odonata   libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner    coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Argia nahuana   Aztec Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs & larva) thysanoptera   aeolothripidae   Aeolothrips sp.   Predatory Thrips ephemeroptera   baetidae   Callibaetis pictus   Small Minnow Mayfly psocoptera   unknown   Unknown sp.   Barklouse araneae   araneidae   Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    salticidae   Colonus sylvanus   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    uloboridae   Uloborus glomosus   Feather-legged Orbweaver