We had a hot and partly sunny morning as ten volunteers completed this week's survey. Throughout the summer, bumble bee sightings are common in the Gardens. Since we began recording our observations, however, they have always been the American Bumble Bee. The image below shows our first record of an additional species. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Pachydiplax longipennis (blue dasher obelisking) photo by Val Bugh Libellula luctuosa (widow skimmer) photo by Val Bugh Bombus griseocollis (brown-belted bumble bee) photo by Val Bugh Sphex lucae (digger wasp excavating nest) photo by Val Bugh Euodynerus hidalgo (mason wasp) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (argid sawfly, male) photo by Val Bugh Pacarina puella (cicada) photo by Val Bugh Narnia femorata (cactus bug) photo by Val Bugh Sehirus cinctus (burrowing bug) photo by Val Bugh Pelidnota punctata (grapevine beetle) photo by Val Bugh Euetheola humilis (sugarcane beetle) photo by Val Bugh Strategus aloeus (ox beetle larva) photo by Val Bugh Cryptocephalus fulguratus (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Acrolophus sp. (tubeworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Acrolophus griseus (tubeworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Durrantia piperatella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm larvae) photo by Val Bugh Xerociris wilsonii (Wilson's wood-nymph larva) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (spider mites) photo by Val Bugh Geococcyx californianus (greater roadrunner feather) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Greater Roadrunner (Geococyx californianus), feather Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: Elk (Cervus elaphus), fresh tracks & browsed plants in Experimental Plots Reptiles: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis gularis) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Misc.: Bristly Millipede (Polyxenus sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Chigger (Unknown sp.) Spider Mite (Unknown sp.) Striate Wolf Snail (Euglandina singleyana) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Danaus gilippus   Queen    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail    noctuidae   Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph (larva)    arctiidae   Hyphantria cunea   Fall Webworm (larva)       Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Virbia aurantiaca   Orange Holomelina Moth    geometridae   Digrammia sp.   Moth       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Lipocosma polingi   Moth    peleopodidae   Durrantia piperatella   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus griseus   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus sp.   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Cryptocephalus fulguratus   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer       Acmaeodera mixta   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Stenelytrana gigas   Longhorn Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    scarabaeidae   Pelidnota punctata   Grapevine Beetle       Euetheola humilis   Sugarcane Beetle       Strategus aloeus   Ox Beetle (larva) hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug (adult & nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug (nymph)    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (nymph)    rhyparochromidae   Perigenes similis   Seed Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug (adult & nymph)    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Zelus tetracanthus   Four-spined Assassin Bug (adult & nymph)       Sinea sp.   Spined Assassin Bug (nymph)    miridae   Hesperolabops gelastops   Cactus Plant Bug    cydnidae   Sehirus cinctus   Burrowing Bug    pentatomidae   Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (nymph)       Euschistus obscurus   Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus quadrator   Stink Bug       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (adult & nymph)       Oncometopia clarior   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Oecleus sp.   Planthopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia conica   Planthopper    membracidae   Ceresa sp.   Treehopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    cicadidae   Pacarina puella   Cicada       Tibicen sp.   Cicada (exuviae) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus griseocollis   Brown-belted Bumble Bee    andrenidae   Andrena sp.   Mining Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Eumenes bollii   Potter Wasp       Euodynerus hidalgo   Mason Wasp       Monobia quadridens   Mason Wasp    sphecidae   Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    argidae   Unknown sp.   Sawfly (adult & pupa) diptera   syrphidae   Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Hemipenthes celeris   Bee Fly    asilidae   Atomosia melanopogon   Robber Fly       Diogmites sp.   Hanging Thief       Lampria bicolor   Robber Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito       Aedes aegypti   Yellow-fever Mosquito odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula luctuosa   Widow Skimmer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Aidemona aztecus   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Boopedon gracile   Graceful Range Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Encoptolophus subgracilis   Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket (nymph) trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly araneae   salticidae   Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus carolinensis   Carolina Jumper       Habronattus coecatus   Jumping spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Eustala sp.   Orbweaver    gnaphosidae   Cesonia bilineata   Two-striped Ground Spider    thomisidae   Misumessus sp.   Crab Spider