A cold, breezy morning warmed up nicely under sunny skies as seven volunteers participated in this week's survey. The American Snout relies on the cryptic coloration of its underwings to escape predator attention while resting. Although the pattern and colors on the top of its wings remain consistent between individuals, those on the underside vary considerably, as shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Eucteniza relata (southwestern trapdoor spider, male) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus arizonensis (Arizona jumper, male) photo by Val Bugh Peucetia viridans (green lynx, female with egg sac) photo by Val Bugh Gasteracanthus cancriformis (spiny-backed orbweaver) photo by Val Bugh Lucilia sp. (blow fly) photo by Pat Dittmar Heteropogon currani (robber flies) photo by Val Bugh Cyphomyia erecta (soldier fly) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (ichneumon) photo by Val Bugh Vespula squamosa (southern yellowjacket) photo by Val Bugh Eumenes smithii (potter wasp) photo by Val Bugh Microcentrum rhombifolium (greater angle-wing) photo by Val Bugh Calocoris barberi (plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Libytheana carinenta (American snouts: color variations) photo by Val Bugh Libytheana carinenta (American snout: top view) photo by Val Bugh Danaus gilippus (queen) photo by Val Bugh Palpita quadristigmalis (four-spotted palpita) photo by Val Bugh Plusiodonta compressipalpis (moonseed moth) photo by Val Bugh Phyprosopus callitrichoides (curve-lined owlet larva) photo by Pat Dittmar Acronicta rubricoma (ruddy dagger larva) photo by Val Bugh Sceloporus olivaceus (Texas spiny lizard) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh tracks Reptiles: Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Spider Mite (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Eumesosoma roeweri) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye (adult & larva)       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Chlosyne janais   Crimson Patch       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange (adult & larva)       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (larva)    hesperiidae   Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Condica videns   White-dotted Groundling (larva)       Condica sutor   The Cobbler       Cucullia sp.   Moth (larva)       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila (larva)       Acronicta rubricoma   Ruddy Dagger (larva)       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Heliothis virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm (larva)    erebidae   Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth       Mocis latipes   Small Mocis       Phyprosopus callitrichoides   Curve-lined Owlet       Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth    arctiidae   Spilosoma virginica   Virginia Tiger Moth (larva)       Hyphantria cunea   Fall Webworm (larva)       Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes       Euchaetes egle   Milkweed Tussock Moth (larva)    notodontidae   Litodonta hydromeli   Prominent (larva)    saturniidae   Eacles imperialis   Imperial Moth (larva)    sphingidae   Manduca rustica   Rustic Sphinx (larva)       Eumorpha satellitia   Satellite Sphinx (larva)       Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)    geometridae   Pleuroprucha insulsaria   Common Tan Wave       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth (adult & larva)       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Rindgea nigricomma   Moth       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Digrammia sp.   Moth    crambidae   Palpita quadristigmalis   Four-spotted Palpita       Spoladea recurvalis   Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth    carposinidae   Carposina sasakii   Peach Fruitworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle (adult & pupa)       Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Lady Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    scarabaeidae   Cotinis nitida   Green June Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil    curculionidae   Smicronyx sp.   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug (nymph)       Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (nymph)       Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug    miridae   Calocoris barberi   Plant Bug       Oncerometopus sp.   Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug    scutelleridae   Diolcus chrysorrhoeus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Hamana manifesta   Leafhopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee    sphecidae   Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Eumenes smithii   Potter Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant    tiphiidae   Tiphia sp.   Tiphiid Wasp    pompilidae   Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon       Compsocryptus sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Dioprosopa clavata   Flower Fly       Eupeodes americanus   Flower Fly       Eupeodes volucris   Flower Fly       Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Copestylum mexicanum   Black Flower Fly    asilidae   Heteropogon currani   Robber Fly    stratiomyidae   Cyphomyia erecta   Soldier Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    lauxaniidae   Melanomyza femoralis   Lauxaniid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (adult & nymph)       Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (nymph) isoptera   termitidae   Gnathamitermes perplexus   Long-jawed Desert Termite (casts) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing    myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva) araneae   araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Gasteracantha cancriformis   Spiny-backed Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus arizonensis   Arizona Jumper       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx (adult & egg sac)    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider       Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider    euctenizidae   Eucteniza relata   Southwestern Trapdoor Spider