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The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Fauna Project

Fifteen volunteers contributed to this week's survey under cool and partly sunny conditions. The red Oak Leaf Roller shown below has almost completed its nidus, or leaf roll nest, which contains its egg. Before the soft nidus dries out, the nearby Thief Weevil will crawl between the layers to the center, where it eats the Leaf Roller's egg and deposits its own.

Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings:


Megisto cymela (little wood-satyr)
photo by Joe Fernandes


Lerema accius (clouded skipper)
photo by Joe Fernandes


Nematocampa resistaria (horned spanworm)
photo by Val Bugh


Cleora sublunaria (double-lined gray larva)
photo by Joe Fernandes


Zale lunata (lunate zale larva)
photo by Harriett Wolf


Catocala muliercula (the little wife underwing larva)
photo by Val Bugh


Zerene cesonia (southern dogface larva & pupa)
photo by Val Bugh & Julie Shaw


Apiomerus spissipes (bee assassin eating metallic woodborer)
photo by Harriett Wolf


Periclista sp. (common sawfly larva exuviae)
photo by Sam Fruehling


Leucospis affinis (leucospid wasp)
photo by Julie Shaw


Psammaletes mexicanus (planthopper wasp)
photo by Val Bugh


Labidus coecus (legionary ant, male "sausage fly")
photo by Barbara Ribble


Polistes exclamans (paper wasps on nest)
photo by Val Bugh


Unknown sp. (spur-throated grasshopper nymph)
photo by Sam Fruehling


Phyllobrotica limbata (leaf beetles mating)
photo by Joe Fernandes


Pterocolus ovatus & Homoeolabus analis (thief weevil & oak leaf roller)
photo by Val Bugh


Coccinella septempunctata & Chilocorus sp. (lady beetle pupae)
photo by Val Bugh


Euphoria fulgida (emerald euphoria)
photo by Barbara Ribble


Limax flavus (slug)
photo by Val Bugh


Aphelocoma woodhouseii (Woodhouse's scrub-jay)
photo by Barbara Ribble

  • 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)
    Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
    Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
    Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
    Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
    Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
    White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
    White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
    White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
    Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)

  • Mammals:
    Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

  • Reptiles:
    Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)
    Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis)
    Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus)

  • Misc.:
    Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.)
    Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.)
    Slug (Limax flavus)
    Garden Snail (Otala lactea)

  • Insects & Spiders:
    orderfamilygenus/speciescommon name

    lepidoptera  nymphalidae  Danaus plexippus  Monarch
        Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary (adult & larva)
        Vanessa atalanta  Red Admiral
        Vanessa virginiensis  American Lady
        Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye (larva)
        Megisto cymela  Little Wood-satyr
      pieridae  Eurema nicippe  Sleepy Orange
        Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface (larva & pupa)
        Nathalis iole  Dainty Sulphur
        Pontia protodice  Checkered White
        Anthocharis midea  Falcate Orangetip (adult & larva)
      lycaenidae  Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
        Callophrys henrici  Henry's Elfin (larva)
        Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak (adult & larva)
      papilionidae  Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail (larva)
        Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail
      hesperiidae  Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
        Lerema accius  Clouded Skipper
        Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
        Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
      noctuidae  Galgula partita  The Wedgling
        Anicla infecta  Green Cutworm Moth
        Mythimna unipuncta  Armyworm Moth
        Phosphila miselioides  Spotted Phosphila
        Catabena lineolata  Fine-lined Sallow
        Chloridea virescens  Tobacco Budworm (larva)
        Ponometia phecolisca  Bird Dropping Moth
        Ponometia semiflava  Half-yellow
        Trichoplusia ni  Ni Moth (larva)
        Rachiplusia ou  Gray Looper (larva)
      erebidae  Melipotis indomita  Moth
        Phoberia atomaris  Common Oak Moth (larva)
        Catocala muliercula  The Little Wife Underwing (larva)
        Catocala sp.  Underwing (larva)
        Zale lunata  Lunate Zale (larva)
      arctiidae  Estigmene acrea  Saltmarsh Caterpillar Moth (adult & larva)
      notodontidae  Schizura errucata  Prominent
      lasiocampidae  Malacosoma disstria  Forest Tent Caterpillar (larva)
      sphingidae  Hemaris diffinis  Snowberry Clearwing (larva)
        Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx
      saturniidae  Hyalophora cecropia  Cecropia Moth (larva)
      geometridae  Glena quinquelinearia  Five-lined Glena
        Iridopsis defectaria  Brown-shaded Gray Moth (larva)
        Cleora sublunaria  Double-lined Gray (larva)
        Nematocampa resistaria  Horned Spanworm (larva)
        Holochroa dissociarius  Moth
        Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria  Blackberry Looper Moth
        Nemoria zygotaria  Emerald
        Episemasia cervinaria  Inchworm (larva)
        Digrammia sp.  Moth
        Rindgea cyda  Mesquite Looper Moth
        Phigalia strigataria  Small Phigalia (larva)
        Phigalia titea  The Halfwing (larva)
        Lobocleta peralbata  White Wave
      crambidae  Udea rubigalis  Celery Leaftier Moth
        Urola nivalis  Snowy Urola
        Pyrausta pseudonythesalis  Pyrausta Moth
        Petrophila jaliscalis  Moth
        Microcrambus croesus  Grass-veneer Moth
      tortricidae  Unknown sp.  Leafroller (larva)
        Archips argyrospila  Fruit Tree Leafroller Moth
      gelechiidae  Sophronia roseicrinella  Moth
      depressariidae  Durrantia piperatella  Moth
      blastobasidae  Blastobasis glandulella  Acorn Moth
        Unknown sp.  Moth
      oecophoridae  Antaeotricha sp.  Bird-dropping Moth
      elachistidae  Ethmia semilugens  Ethmia Moth
      autostichidae  Taygete attributella  Moth
      lacturidae  Lactura subfervens  Moth
      zygaenidae  Harrisina coracina  Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
      scythrididae  Scythris fuscicomella  Moth
      acrolophidae  Acrolophus mortipennella  Tubeworm Moth

    coleoptera  chrysomelidae  Diabrotica undecimpunctata  Spotted Cucumber Beetle
        Phyllobrotica limbata  Leaf Beetle
      coccinellidae  Coccinella septempunctata  Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (adult, larva & pupa)
        Harmonia axyridis  Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle
        Hippodamia convergens  Convergent Lady Beetle
        Cycloneda sanguinea  Red Lady Beetle
        Chilocorus sp.  Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle (pupa)
      cerambycidae  Ataxia crypta  Longhorn Beetle
        Batyle ignicollis  Longhorn Beetle
      melandryidae  Osphya varians  False Darkling Beetle
      cantharidae  Rhagonycha lineola  Soldier Beetle
        Discodon planicollis  Soldier Beetle
      mordellidae  Mordellistena cervicalis  Tumbling Flower Beetle
      buprestidae  Acmaeodera ornatoides  Metallic Woodborer
      erotylidae  Languria sp.  Lizard Beetle
      melyridae  Attalus rufiventris  Soft-winged Flower Beetle
      scarabaeidae  Euphoria fulgida  Emerald Euphoria
      attelabidae  Homoeolabus analis  Oak Leaf Roller
        Pterocolus ovatus  Thief Weevil
        Haplorhynchites sp.  Flower Weevil

    hemiptera  coreidae  Acanthocephala terminalis  Coreid Bug
      rhopalidae  Arhyssus sp.  Scentless Plant Bug
      miridae  Lopidea major  Plant Bug
        Lopidea sp.  Plant Bug
        Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus  Plant Bug
        Polymerus basalis  Plant Bug
        Taedia sp.  Plant Bug
        Hamatophylus guttulosus  Plant Bug
        Hesperolabops gelastops  Cactus Plant Bug (nymph)
        Neocapsus cuneatus  Plant Bug
        Unknown sp.  Plant Bug
        Poecilocapsus lineatus  Four-lined Plant Bug
        Tropidosteptes quercicola  Plant Bug
        Atractotomus miniatus  Plant Bug
      tingidae  Corythucha sp.  Lace Bug
      reduviidae  Apiomerus spissipes  Bee Assassin
      pentatomidae  Chinavia hilaris  Green Stink Bug
        Brochymena cariosa  Rough Stink Bug

    homoptera  cicadellidae  Neocoelidia tumidifrons  Leafhopper
        Osbornellus scalaris  Leafhopper
      membracidae  Cyrtolobus sp.  Treehopper
      cercopidae  Lepyronia quadrangularis  Spittlebug (nymph)
      aphididae  Unknown sp.  Aphid
      coccidae  Parthenolecanium sp.  Scale
        Pulvinaria innumerabilis  Cottony Maple Scale

    hymenoptera  apidae  Apis mellifera  Honey Bee
        Xylocopa micans  Southern Carpenter Bee
      colletidae  Hylaeus sp.  Masked Bee
      vespidae  Polistes exclamans  Paper Wasp
        Polistes carolina  Red Wasp
      crabronidae  Psammaletes mexicanus  Planthopper Wasp
      formicidae  Labidus coecus  Legionary Ant
        Crematogaster laeviuscula  Acrobat Ant
        Camponotus festinatus  Carpenter Ant
      leucospidae  Leucospis affinis  Leucospid Wasp
      braconidae  Unknown sp.  Braconid Wasp
        Cotesia sp.  Braconid Wasp (pupa)
      ichneumonidae  Unknown sp.  Ichneumon
        Agonocryptus discoidaloides  Ichneumon
      tenthredinidae  Periclista sp.  Common Sawfly (larva)

    diptera  syrphidae  Allograpta obliqua  Flower Fly
        Copestylum avidum  Flower Fly
        Eristalis stipator  Flower Fly
      asilidae  Scleropogon sp.  Robber Fly
      sarcophagidae  Unknown sp.  Flesh Fly
      tachinidae  Archytas sp.  Tachinid Fly
        Unknown sp.  Tachinid Fly
      stratiomyidae  Psellidotus sp.  Soldier Fly
        Psellidotus sp.  Soldier Fly
        Nemotelus bruesii  Soldier Fly
      dolichopodidae  Condylostylus sp.  Long-legged Fly
      empididae  Rhamphomyia sp.  Dance Fly
      lauxaniidae  Neodeceia sp.  Lauxaniid Fly
      agromyzidae  Unknown sp.  Leaf-miner Fly
      tephritidae  Trupanea sp.  Fruit Fly
        Dioxyna picciola  Fruit Fly
        Neotephritis finalis  Fruit Fly
      tipulidae  Tipula sp.  Crane Fly
      limoniidae  Eugnophomyia luctuosa  Crane Fly

    odonata  coenagrionidae  Argia immunda  Kiowa Dancer
        Argia plana  Springwater Dancer
        Enallagma civile  Familiar Bluet

    orthoptera  acrididae  Unknown sp.  Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)
        Melanoplus differentialis  Differential Grasshopper (nymph)
        Schistocerca nitens  Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)
      tettigoniidae  Dichopetala catinata  Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)
        Scudderia furcata  Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)
        Unknown sp.  Meadow Katydid (nymph)
      gryllidae  Gryllus sp.  Field Cricket (nymph)
        Neonemobius mormonius  Mormon Ground Cricket

    neuroptera  chrysopidae  Chrysoperla sp.  Green Lacewing
      hemerobiidae  Micromus sp.  Brown Lacewing

    trichoptera  hydropsychidae  Hydropsyche sp.  Netspinning Caddisfly

    araneae  salticidae  Phidippus audax  Bold Jumper
        Hentzia palmarum  Long-jawed Jumper
        Naphrys acerba  Jumping Spider
        Colonus sylvanus  Jumping Spider
      lycosidae  Schizocosa sp.  Wolf Spider
        Pardosa sp.  Wolf Spider
      oxyopidae  Oxyopes salticus  Striped Lynx
      theridiidae  Theridion sp.  Cobweb Spider
      dictynidae  Dictyna sp.  Meshweb Weaver
      linyphiidae  Frontinella pyramitela  Bowl and Doily Spider
      tetragnathidae  Tetragnatha laboriosa  Silver Longjawed Orbweaver
      mimetidae  Mimetus sp.  Pirate Spider
      anyphaenidae  Hibana sp.  Ghost Spider
      oecobiidae  Oecobius sp.  Wall Spider

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