Our team included nineteen members during this week's survey. The weather was very hot and mostly sunny. Almost all moths fly with their fore and hind wings held together by little spines or bristles that hook up to keep the wings synchronized. A frenulum on the leading edge of the hind wing connects to the retinaculum on the fore wing. The emerald shown below is perched oddly with the wings uncharacteristically disarticulated. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Stagmomantis limbata (bordered mantis nymph) photo by Barbara Ribble Tyrannus forficatus (scissor-tailed flycatcher) photo by Bill Boyd Aphelocoma woodhouseii (Woodhouse's scrub-jay drinking from dino footprint) photo by Harriett Wolf Megachile fortis (leaf-cutter bee) photo by Julie Shaw Unknown sp. & Rabidosa rabida (spider wasp with prey) photo by Katherine Daniels Mecaphesa sp. (crab spider) photo by Erin Cannon Manduca sexta (Carolina sphinx larva) photo by Julie Shaw Anaea andria (goatweed leafwing larvae) photo by Val Bugh Libellula croceipennis (neon skimmers mating) photo by Pat Dittmar Nemoria zygotaria (emerald) photo by Val Bugh Palpita quadristigmalis (four-spotted palpita) photo by Val Bugh Atalopedes campestris (sachem) photo by Katherine Daniels Battus philenor (pipevine swallowtail, side view) photo by Katherine Daniels Battus philenor (pipevine swallowtail, top view) photo by Julie Shaw Eurema nicippe (sleepy orange: color variations) photo by Katherine Daniels & Beth Kirkhart Nectopsyche sp., Ceraclea sp., & Triaenodes sp. (long-horned caddisflies) photo by Dan Hardy & Val Bugh Mesovelia mulsanti (water treader) photo by Victoria Briseno Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Beth Kirkhart Anolis carolinensis (green anole) photo by Beth Kirkhart Belocaulus angustipes (black-velvet leatherleaf slug) photo by Dan Hardy Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum testaceus) Plain-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Black-velvet Leatherleaf Slug (Belocaulus angustipes) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Anaea andria   Goatweed Leafwing (larva)    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak (larva)       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak       Leptotes marina   Marine Blue    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper    noctuidae   Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth       Spodoptera exigua   Beet Armyworm Moth       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Spragueia obatra   Moth       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth    erebidae   Catocala ilia   Ilia Underwing       Melipotis indomita   Moth       Eubolina impartialis   Moth       Aon noctuiformis   Moth    arctiidae   Spilosoma virginica   Virginian Tiger Moth (larva)       Lycomorpha pholus   Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth    notodontidae   Elasmia sp.   Prominent (larva)    sphingidae   Manduca sexta   Carolina Sphinx (larva)    cossidae   Fania nanus   Carpenterworm Moth    geometridae   Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Euchlaena marginaria   Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth       Palpita quadristigmalis   Four-spotted Palpita       Elophila obliteralis   Waterlily Leafcutter Moth       Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Petrophila cappsi   Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth    pyralidae   Macalla zelleri   Zeller's Macalla       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Anadelosoma texanella   Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Leafroller Moth       Pelochrista canana   Leafroller Moth       Pelochrista salaciana   Leafroller Moth       Ecdytolopha mana   Leafroller Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Platynota rostrana   Omnivorous Platynota Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Rudenia leguminana   Black-tipped Rudenia       Unknown sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth       Aproaerema palpilineella   Moth       Aristotelia sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole tripunctella   Moth    oecophoridae   Antaeotricha sp.   Bird-dropping Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus cressoni   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Anomoea laticlavia   Clay-colored Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Cycloneda munda   Lady Beetle    mordellidae   Mordella marginata   Tumbling Flower Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle    staphylinidae   Philonthus rufulus   Rove Beetle       Paederus sp.   Rove Beetle       Lobrathium sp.   Rove Beetle       Heterothops sp.   Rove Beetle    carabidae   Bembidion impotens   Ground Beetle       Harpalus sp.   Ground Beetle       Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle       Helops farctus   Darkling Beetle    scraptiidae   Allopoda sp.   False Flower Beetle    trogidae   Trox sp.   Hide Beetle    hybosoridae   Hybosorus illigeri   Scavenger Scarab    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle       Cyclocephala sp.   Masked Chafer       Onthophagus gazella   Dung Beetle       Ataenius platensis   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Aphodius pseudolividus   Aphodiine Dung Beetle    hydrophilidae   Tropisternus lateralis   Water Scavenger Beetle       Tropisternus collaris   Water Scavenger Beetle       Berosus exiguus   Water Scavenger Beetle       Berosus aculeatus   Water Scavenger Beetle       Berosus sp.   Water Scavenger Beetle    dytiscidae   Laccophilus proximus   Predaceous Diving Beetle       Thermonectus nigrofasciatus   Predaceous Diving Beetle       Prodaticus bimarginatus   Predaceous Diving Beetle    dryopidae   Pelonomus obscurus   Long-toed Water Beetle    phengodidae   Phengodes sp.   Glowworm    curculionidae   Lixus scrobicollis   Ragweed Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug (nymph)    rhyparochromidae   Cnemodus mavortius   Seed Bug       Neopamera bilobata   Seed Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug (adult & nymph)    mesoveliidae   Mesovelia mulsanti   Water Treader    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug    cydnidae   Pangaeus sp.   Burrowing Bug       Amnestus sp.   Burrowing Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Cosmopepla lintneriana   Stink Bug       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (nymph)       Brochymena sp.   Rough Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper       Rugosana sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper       Agalliopsis cervina   Leafhopper       Ollarianus strictus   Leafhopper       Atanus sp.   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug       Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    dictyopharidae   Phylloscelis atra   Black Leaf-leg    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia conica   Planthopper    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid    cicadidae   Tibicen texanus   Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Melissodes bimaculata   Digger Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile fortis   Leaf-cutter Bee    sphecidae   Chalybion sp.   Blue Mud Dauber       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp    pompilidae   Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant       Leptogenys elongata   Ant       Cyphomyrmex rimosus   Ant       Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant       Colobopsis etiolata   Gate-keeper Ant       Colobopsis impressa   Gate-keeper Ant       Forelius sp.   Ant    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp (adult & pupa)    ichneumonidae   Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon    argidae   Sphacophilus sp.   Sawfly (adult & pupa) diptera   bombyliidae   Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    asilidae   Promachus hinei   Robber Fly    culicidae   Unknown sp.   Mosquito (larva)    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    cecidomyiidae   Asteromyia carbonifera   Gall Midge (larva)       Rhopalomyia solidaginis   Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge (larva)    ceratopogonidae   Unknown sp.   Biting Midge (larva) odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula luctuosa   Widow Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Dythemis fugax   Checkered Setwing       Celithemis eponina   Halloween Pennant       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)       Aidemona azteca   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria       Boopedon gracile   Graceful Range Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)    tettigoniidae   Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid       Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback    gryllidae   Neonemobius sp.   Ground Cricket (nymph)       Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket blattodea   ectobiidae   Pseudomops septentrionalis   Pale-bordered Field Cockroach       Parcoblatta sp.   Wood Roach mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis limbata   Bordered Mantis (nymph) neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly trichoptera   hydropsychidae   Hydropsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly    leptoceridae   Oecetis sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly       Nectopsyche sp.   White Miller       Ceraclea sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly       Triaenodes sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly ephemeroptera   heptageniidae   Stenonema femoratum   Flat-headed Mayfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus arizonensis   Arizona Jumper       Colonus puerperus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Eustala sp.   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx       Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider       Pardosa sp.   Wolf Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    miturgidae   Cheiracanthium inclusum   Sac Spider    uloboridae   Uloborus glomosus   Feather-legged Orbweaver    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha sp.   Longjawed Orbweaver