It was cold, drizzly and foggy before turning warm and sunny as eleven volunteers contributed to this week's survey. Although the small dots on the side of the Dun-bar caterpillar shown below look innocuous, they are parasitoid wasp larvae that will feed on their host as they grow, eventually killing it. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Bubo virginianus (great horned owls) photo by Bill Boyd Languria sp. (lizard beetles) photo by Val Bugh Plateros sp. (net-winged beetle) photo by Val Bugh Leptysma marginicollis (cattail toothpick grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Ischnodemus sp. (chinch bug) photo by Val Bugh Jalysus sp. (stilt bug) photo by Val Bugh Lopidea major (teneral plant bug with exuviae) photo by Dan Zinn Libellula croceipennis (neon skimmer molting) photo by Val Bugh Neivamyrmex sp. (legionary ant "sausage fly") photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (ichneumon) photo by Val Bugh Cosmia calami (American Dun-bar Moth larva with Euplectrus sp. wasp larvae) photo by Val Bugh Uresiphita reversalis (genista caterpillar) photo by Val Bugh Lesmone detrahens (detracted owlet) photo by Barbara Ribble Salebriaria turpidella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Condylostylus sp. (long-legged fly) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (stone centipede) photo by Val Bugh Oxyopes salticus (striped lynx: male & female) photo by Val Bugh Habronattus cognatus (jumping spider) photo by Val Bugh Frontinella pyramitela (bowl and doily spider) photo by Val Bugh Scincella lateralis (ground skink) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Coyote (Canis latrans), heard calls Reptiles & Amphibians: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri), adult & tadpoles Misc.: Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Land Snail (Succinea sp.) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Sowbug (Porcellionides pruinosus) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary (larva)       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark (larva)       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (larva)       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Anthocharis midea   Falcate Orangetip    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin (larva)    hesperiidae   Pyrgus sp.   Checkered-skipper       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila       Acronicta lepetita   Dagger Moth       Charadra dispulsa   Moth       Chrysodeixis includens   Soybean Looper (larva)       Megalographa biloba   Bilobed Looper Moth (larva)       Leucania incognita   Moth       Lacinipolia laudabilis   Laudable Arches Moth       Cosmia calami   American Dun-bar Moth (larva)       Cucullia sp.   Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Elaphria chalcedonia   Chalcedony Midget       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph    erebidae   Bleptina caradrinalis   Bent-winged Owlet       Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Lesmone detrahens   Detracted Owlet       Melipotis acontioides   Royal Poinciana Moth       Sigela penumbrata   Stippled Sigela Moth    nolidae   Nola cereella   Sorghum Webworm Moth    arctiidae   Cisthene unifascia   Lichen Moth       Virbia aurantiaca   Orange Holomelina Moth    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx    geometridae   Digrammia sp.   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Costaconvexa centrostrigaria   Bent-line Carpet       Eupithecia bolterii   Moth       Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia (larva)       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth (larva)       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave    crambidae   Diacme elealis   Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (adult & larva)       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Desmia sp.   Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Moth       Hymenia perspectalis   Spotted Beet Webworm Moth       Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth    pyralidae   Galasa nigrinodis   Boxwood Leaftier Moth       Salebriaria turpidella   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Etiella zinckenella   Gold-banded Etiella    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Cochylis sp.   Moth       Unknown sp.   Leafroller (larva)    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    lacturidae   Lactura subfervens   Moth    blastobasidae   Unknown sp.   Moth       Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth    gelechiidae   Hypatima sp.   Moth    pterophoridae   Emmelina monodactyla   Morning Glory Plume Moth    cosmopterigidae   Perimede sp.   Moth    tineidae   Homosetia sp.   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug (adult & larva) coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Anomoea laticlavia   Clay-colored Leaf Beetle       Systena hudsonias   Flea Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle (adult & larva)       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle (adult & larva)       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (adult & larva)       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Cycloneda munda   Lady Beetle       Chilocorus sp.   Lady Beetle (larva & pupa)    buprestidae   Acmaeodera neglecta   Metallic Woodborer    dytiscidae   Thermonectus nigrofasciatus   Predaceous Diving Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    cantharidae   Ditemnus perforatus   Soldier Beetle    erotylidae   Languria sp.   Lizard Beetle    lycidae   Plateros sp.   Net-winged Beetle    curculionidae   Rhinocyllus conicus   Weevil       Smicronyx quadrifer   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Brochymena cariosa   Rough Stink Bug       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug    cydnidae   Sehirus cinctus   Burrowing Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug       Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug       Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus   Plant Bug (nymph)       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    blissidae   Ischnodemus sp.   Chinch Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug (nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    crabronidae   Liris sp.   Cricket Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Neivamyrmex sp.   Legionary Ant (male alate)    cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    eulophidae   Euplectrus sp.   Wasp (larva)    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon diptera   tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    stratiomyidae   Nemotelus sp.   Soldier Fly    muscidae   Coenosia   Tiger Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Gonia sp.   Tachinid Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly       Unknown sp.   Satellite Fly    lauxaniidae   Neodeceia sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    sepsidae   Sepsis sp.   Black Scavenger Fly odonata   libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer    coenagrionidae   Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail orthoptera   acrididae   Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Amblytropidia mysteca   Brown Winter Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Unknown sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Leptysma marginicollis   Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Arethaea ambulator   Walking Thread-legged Katydid (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Ground Cricket (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing    hemerobiidae   Unknown sp.   Brown Lacewing araneae   tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver       Leucauge venusta   Orchard Spider    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Naphrys acerba   Jumping Spider       Habronattus cognatus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver    linyphiidae   Frontinella pyramitela   Bowl and Doily Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    miturgidae   Cheiracanthium inclusum   Sac Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    philodromidae   Thanatus sp.   Running Crab Spider    lycosidae   Pardosa sp.   Wolf Spider    dipluridae   Euagrus chisoseus   Funnelweb Spider