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The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Fauna Project

We had fifteen volunteers participate this week under hot and sunny conditions. Jumping spiders have eight eyes, but some pairs are much smaller than others. As shown below, the four front eyes are pretty easy to see on the face and a smaller side pair are visible in a lateral view. But the eyes located just in front of the rear pair are so tiny that they rarely show in photos.

Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings:


Acanthocephala terminalis (coreid bug nymph, teneral)
photo by Val Bugh


Unknown sp. (shield bug hatchlings)
photo by Val Bugh


Diolcus chrysorrhoeus (shield bug)
photo by Val Bugh


Unknown sp. (green lacewing eggs)
photo by Val Bugh


Anasaitis canosa (jumping spider)
photo by Val Bugh


Platycryptus undatus (jumping spider)
photo by Val Bugh


Phidippus audax (bold jumper)
photo by Dan Zinn


Phidippus arizonensis (Arizona jumper eating crab spider)
photo by Val Bugh


Eustala anastera (orbweaver)
photo by Val Bugh


Neoscona domiciliorum (spotted orbweaver)
photo by Val Bugh


Efferia sp. (robber fly eating honey bee)
photo by Harriett Wolf


Mallophora leschenaulti (robber fly)
photo by Val Bugh


Pseudosermyle strigata (walking stick nymph)
photo by Val Bugh


Manduca sexta (Carolina sphinx larva)
photo by Barbara Ribble


Atlides halesus (great purple hairstreak)
photo by Harriett Wolf


Eurema nicippe (sleepy orange)
photo by Barbara Ribble


Cobubatha lixiva (moth)
photo by Val Bugh


Lobocleta paralbata (white wave)
photo by Val Bugh


Lobocleta ossularia (drab brown wave)
photo by Val Bugh


Sceloporus olivaceus (Texas spiny lizard with damaged tail)
photo by Pat Dittmar

  • Birds:
    Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
    Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
    Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
    Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)
    Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
    Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
    Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
    Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
    Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
    Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)
    Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
    Mourning Dove (Chaetura pelagica)
    Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
    Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
    Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
    Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
    White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
    White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

  • Mammals:
    Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
    White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), fresh tracks

  • Reptiles & Fish:
    Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)
    Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis gularis)
    Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus)
    Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)

  • Misc.:
    Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.)
    Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)

  • Insects & Spiders:
    orderfamilygenus/speciescommon name

    lepidoptera  nymphalidae  Agraulis vanillae  Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)
        Danaus gilippus  Queen
        Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
      lycaenidae  Strymon istapa  Mallow Scrub-hairstreak
        Atlides halesus  Great Purple Hairstreak
        Hemiargus ceraunus  Ceraunus Blue
        Hemiargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
      papilionidae  Battus philenor  Pipevine Swallowtail
      pieridae  Eurema lisa  Little Yellow
        Eurema nicippe  Sleepy Orange
        Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
      hesperiidae  Pyrgus communis/albescens  Common/White Checkered-skipper
        Pyrgus philetas  Desert Checkered-skipper
        Systasea pulverulenta  Texas Powdered-skipper
        Erynnis horatius  Horace's Duskywing
        Erynnis funeralis  Funereal Duskywing
        Chioides albofasciatus  White-striped Longtail
        Amblyscirtes celia  Celia's Roadside-skipper
        Lerodea eufala  Eufala Skipper
      noctuidae  Cobubatha lixiva  Moth
      sphingidae  Hemaris diffinis  Snowberry Clearwing (larva)
        Manduca sexta  Carolina Sphinx (larva)
      geometridae  Lobocleta peralbata  White Wave
        Lobocleta ossularia  Drab Brown Wave
        Synchlora frondaria  Southern Emerald
      pyralidae  Unknown sp.  Moth
      tortricidae  Cochylis sp.  Moth
      oecophoridae  Inga cretacea  Chalky Inga
      acrolophidae  Acrolophus sp.  Tubeworm Moth

    coleoptera  chrysomelidae  Asphaera lustrans  Flea Beetle
        Plagiometriona clavata  Clavate Tortoise Beetle
      coccinellidae  Coccinella septempunctata  Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
        Chilocorus stigma  Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle
      tenebrionidae  Eleodes goryi  Darkling Beetle

    hemiptera  coreidae  Acanthocephala terminalis  Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)
        Leptoglossus phyllopus  Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)
        Hypselonotus punctiventris  Coreid Bug
        Narnia femorata  Cactus Bug
        Chelinidea vittiger  Opuntia Bug
      largidae  Largus sp.  Largus Bug
      alydidae  Hyalymenus tarsatus  Texas Bow-legged Bug (nymph)
      reduviidae  Apiomerus spissipes  Bee Assassin
        Arilus cristatus  Wheel Bug
      scutelleridae  Diolcus chrysorrhoeus  Shield Bug
        Unknown sp.  Shield Bug (nymph)
      pentatomidae  Banasa euchlora  Stink Bug
        Chinavia hilaris  Green Stink Bug

    homoptera  cicadellidae  Oncometopia orbona  Leafhopper
      cercopidae  Lepyronia quadrangularis  Spittlebug
      cicadidae  Tibicen texanus  Cicada
        Tibicen resh  Cicada

    hymenoptera  apidae  Apis mellifera  Honey Bee
        Bombus pensylvanicus  American Bumble Bee
        Centris atripes  Digger Bee
      halictidae  Augochloropsis metallica  Green Sweat Bee
        Lasioglossum sp.  Sweat Bee
      megachilidae  Dianthidium sp.  Resin Bee
      vespidae  Polistes carolina  Red Wasp
        Polistes exclamans  Paper Wasp
        Eumenes sp.  Potter Wasp (nest)
        Monobia quadridens  Mason Wasp
        Brachygastra mellifica  Mexican Honey Wasp
      pompilidae  Pepsis sp.  Spider Wasp
        Notocyphus dorsalis  Spider Wasp
        Unknown sp.  Spider Wasp
      formicidae  Camponotus sayi  Carpenter Ant
        Pseudomyrmex gracilis  Twig Ant

    diptera  syrphidae  Copestylum mexicanum  Black Flower Fly
        Allograpta obliqua  Flower Fly
      bombyliidae  Toxophora sp.  Bee Fly
      asilidae  Mallophora leschenaulti  Robber Fly
        Efferia sp.  Robber Fly
        Atomosia melanopogon  Robber Fly
      sarcophagidae  Unknown sp.  Flesh Fly
      calliphoridae  Lucilia sp.  Blow Fly
      agromyzidae  Calycomyza sp.  Leaf-miner Fly
      dolichopodidae  Condylostylus sp.  Long-legged Fly
      culicidae  Aedes albopictus  Asian Tiger Mosquito

    odonata  coenagrionidae  Argia immunda  Kiowa Dancer
        Telebasis salva  Desert Firetail
      aeshnidae  Anax junius  Common Green Darner
      libellulidae  Libellula croceipennis  Neon Skimmer
        Orthemis ferruginea  Roseate Skimmer
        Erythemis simplicicollis  Eastern Pondhawk
        Pachydiplax longipennis  Blue Dasher
        Dythemis fugax  Checkered Setwing

    orthoptera  acrididae  Melanoplus differentialis  Differential Grasshopper
        Melanoplus ponderosus  Ponderous Grasshopper
        Melanoplus plebejus  Plebeian Grasshopper (adult & nymph)
        Melanoplus flabellatus  Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper
        Schistocerca nitens  Gray Bird Grasshopper
        Schistocerca americana  American Bird Grasshopper
        Chortophaga viridifasciata  Northern Green-striped Grasshopper
        Lactista aztecus  Aztec Bandwing (nymph)
      tettigoniidae  Scudderia furcata  Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)

    mantodea  mantidae  Stagmomantis carolina  Carolina Mantis (nymph)

    phasmatodea  diapheromeridae  Pseudosermyle strigata  Walking Stick (nymph)

    dermaptera  anisolabididae  Euborellia annulipes  Ring-legged Earwig

    neuroptera  chrysopidae  Unknown sp.  Green Lacewing (eggs)

    araneae  salticidae  Phidippus audax  Bold Jumper
        Phidippus arizonensis  Arizona Jumper
        Pelegrina galathea  Peppered Jumper
        Platycryptus undatus  Jumping Spider
        Anasaitis canosa  Jumping Spider
        Maevia poultoni  Jumping Spider
      lycosidae  Unknown sp.  Wolf Spider
      miturgidae  Cheiracanthium inclusum  Sac Spider
      araneidae  Argiope aurantia  Black and Yellow Garden Spider
        Argiope trifasciata  Banded Garden Spider
        Neoscona crucifera  Orbweaver
        Neoscona domiciliorum  Spotted Orbweaver
        Eustala anastera  Orbweaver
      uloboridae  Uloborus glomosus  Feather-legged Orbweaver
      oxyopidae  Peucetia viridans  Green Lynx
      thomisidae  Mecaphesa sp.  Crab Spider
        Xysticus sp.  Crab Spider
      dictynidae  Dictyna sp.  Meshweb Weaver
      tetragnathidae  Tetragnatha sp.  Longjawed Orbweaver
      pholcidae  Holocnemus pluchei  Marbled Cellar Spider

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