A bit of fog burned off quickly and the morning turned hot and mostly sunny as thirteen participants completed this week's survey. Some of the most convincing protective mimicry occurs among flies that resemble bees or wasps. The two flower flies shown below are perfect examples. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Callophrys gryneus (juniper hairstreak) photo by Joe Fernandes Zerene cesonia (southern dogface) photo by Dan Zinn Anavitrinella atristrigaria (gulf coast gray) photo by Val Bugh Hemaris diffinis (snowberry clearwing) photo by Joe Fernandes Plagiomimicus tepperi (moth) photo by Val Bugh Cerathosia tricolor (moth) photo by Val Bugh Cisthene unifascia (lichen moth) photo by Barbara Ribble Ogdoconta tacna (moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Phosphila miselioides (spotted phosphila larva) photo by Val Bugh Schinia chrysellus (broomweed flower moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Euchaetes egle (milkweed tussock moth larvae) photo by Val Bugh Schistocerca damnifica (mischievous bird grasshopper) photo by Dan Zinn Schistocerca americana (American bird grasshopper nymph) photo by Val Bugh Anomoea rufifrons (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Dioprosopa clavata (flower fly) photo by Julie Shaw Toxomerus politus (flower fly) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus cardinalis (cardinal jumper, male) photo by Val Bugh Colonus hesperus (jumping spider, female) photo by Val Bugh Colonus puerperus (jumping spider, female) photo by Val Bugh Opheodrys aestivus (rough green snake shed skin) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Reptiles: Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus), shed skin Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis gularis) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Striate Wolf Snail (Euglandina singleyana) Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor       Chlosyne nycteis   Silvery Checkerspot       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Phoebis agarithe   Large Orange Sulphur    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper (adult & larva)       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Wallengrenia otho   Southern Broken-dash    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Plagiomimicus tepperi   Moth       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Tarache quadriplaga   Bird Dropping Moth       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Emarginea percara   Beloved Emarginea       Spragueia obatra   Moth       Diastema tigris   Lantana Moth (larva)       Cerathosia tricolor   Moth       Spodoptera exigua   Beet Armyworm Moth       Spodoptera frugiperda   Fall Armyworm Moth       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm (larva)       Ogdoconta tacna   Moth (larva)       Condica videns   White-dotted Groundling (larva)       Condica sutor   The Cobbler       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila (larva)       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm (larva)       Schinia chrysellus   Broomweed Flower Moth (adult & larva)       Grotella septempunctata   Moth    erebidae   Anticarsia gemmatalis   Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth       Sigela sp.   Moth       Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)       Phytometra orgiae   Moth    arctiidae   Virbia aurantiaca   Orange Holomelina Moth       Euchaetes egle   Milkweed Tussock Moth (larva)       Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Cisthene unifascia   Lichen Moth    notodontidae   Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing    saturniidae   Eacles imperialis   Imperial Moth (larva)    geometridae   Rindgea nigricomma   Moth       Digrammia sp.   Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Eumacrodes yponomeutaria   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Pleuroprucha insulsaria   Common Tan Wave       Caripeta triangulata   Moth       Semaeopus ella   Moth       Chloraspilates bicoloraria   Moth       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald    crambidae   Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Spoladea recurvalis   Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Moth       Palpita atrisquamalis   Gracile Palpita Moth       Hileithia magualis   Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Galasa nigrinodis   Boxwood Leaftier Moth       Hypsopygia olinalis   Yellow-fringed Dolichomia    tortricidae   Pelochrista consobrinana   Leafroller Moth       Cudonigera houstonana   Juniper Budworm Moth       Sparganothoides lentiginosana   Lentiginos Moth       Cochylis sp.   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    gelechiidae   Dichomeris inversella   Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth       Brachyacma palpigera   Soybean Webworm Moth       Neodactylota liguritrix   Moth       Deltophora glandiferella   Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Anacampsis paltodoriella   Moth    lacturidae   Lactura pupula   Bumelia Leafworm Moth    coleophoridae   Coleophora sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    pterophoridae   Hellinsia sp.   Plume Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus sp.   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Gratiana pallidula   Eggplant Tortoise Beetle (larva)       Anomoea rufifrons   Leaf Beetle       Cryptocephalus fulguratus   Leaf Beetle       Diabrotica longicornis   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Lady Beetle       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Scymnus sp.   Lady Beetle (larva)    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    carabidae   Cyclotrachelus constrictus   Ground Beetle    dytiscidae   Thermonectus basillaris   Predaceous Diving Beetle    scarabaeidae   Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil       Conotrachelus naso   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Jadera haematoloma   Red-shouldered Bug       Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug       Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug (eggs)    miridae   Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug       Oncerometopus sp.   Plant Bug    tingidae   Teleonemia scrupulosa   Lace Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (nymph)       Thyanta maculata   Stink Bug       Oebalus pugnax   Rice Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Cosmopepla lintneriana   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Gyponana sp.   Leafhopper       Prairiana orizaba   Leafhopper       Unknown sp.   Leafhopper       Osbornellus scalaris   Leafhopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    dictyopharidae   Rhynchomitra microrhina   Planthopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Bee       Andrena sp.   Mining Bee    vespidae   Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sphex pennsylvanica   Great Black Wasp    pompilidae   Entypus sp.   Spider Wasp    chrysididae   Unknown sp.   Cuckoo Wasp    tiphiidae   Tiphia sp.   Tiphiid Wasp    torymidae   Torymus sp.   Torymid Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant    ichneumonidae   Thyreodon sp.   Ichneumon    argidae   Unknown sp.   Sawfly (adult & larva) diptera   syrphidae   Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Copestylum mexicanum   Black Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Dioprosopa clavata   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Toxomerus politus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly       Geron sp.   Bee Fly       Hemipenthes scylla   Bee Fly       Anthrax pluto   Bee Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    empididae   Empis sp.   Dance Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    lauxaniidae   Neodeceia sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    bibionidae   Plecia nearctica   Lovebug    culicidae   Ochlerotatus trivittatus   Mosquito       Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    cecidomyiidae   Walshomyia sabinae   Gall Midge (larva) odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Argia translata   Dusky Dancer       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus punctulatus   Pinetree Spurthroat       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca damnifica   Mischievous Bird Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph)       Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (adult & egg) phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Pseudosermyle strigata   Walking Stick neuroptera   myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion araneae   araneidae   Gasteracantha cancriformis   Spiny-backed Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper       Colonus puerperus   Jumping Spider       Colonus hesperus   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver