A team of nineteen completed this week's survey on a hot and sunny morning. Butterflies feed through a tube created by the linking together of two long mouthparts called galeae. Coiled under the head at rest, the proboscis is manipulated by a complex suite of muscles located along its entire length. The resulting flexibility is evident in the images shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's hawk) photo by Dan Hardy Chondestes grammacus (lark sparrow) photo by Beth Kirkhart Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal) photo by Pat Dittmar Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Argia plana (springwater dancer) photo by Julie Shaw Enallagma civile (familiar bluet) photo by Dwayne Mann Anax junius (common green darner) photo by Bill Boyd Ululodes macleayanus (owlfly) photo by Joe Fernandes Dicromantispa sayi (mantisfly) photo by Dan Hardy Porcellionides sp. (sowbug) photo by Val Bugh Megachile exilis (slender resin bee) photo by Julie Shaw Andricus quercusfrondosus (oak gall wasp) photo by Val Bugh Hemaris diffinis (snowberry clearwing larva) photo by Victoria Briseno Acanalonia parva, Protalebrella conica, Liburniella ornata & Phylloscelis atra (planthoppers of various families) photo by Val Bugh Niesthrea louisianica (scentless plant bug) photo by Julie Shaw Ommatospila narcaeusalis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Chlorochlamys appellaria (emerald) photo by Dan Hardy Nastra julia & Lerema accius (Julia's & clouded skippers) photo by Julie Shaw & Barbara Ribble Copaeodes aurantiaca (orange skipperling) photo by Joe Fernandes Atalopedes campestris (sachem) 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) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Turkey Vulture (Carthartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri), adult & tadpole Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo nebulifer) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) Misc.: Sowbug (Porcellionides sp.) Chigger (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Anaea andria   Goatweed Leafwing       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch (larva)    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Leptotes marina   Marine Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling       Nastra julia   Julia's Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Wallengrenia otho   Southern Broken-dash       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper    noctuidae   Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Spodoptera frugiperda   Fall Armyworm Moth       Ozarba nebula   Moth       Marimatha nigrofimbria   Black-bordered Lemon Moth       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Condica videns   White-dotted Groundling       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Spragueia guttata   Spotted Spragueia Moth       Spragueia obatra   Moth       Schinia siren   Alluring Flower Moth    erebidae   Melipotis indomita   Moth       Eublemma recta   Moth       Lesmone detrahens   Detracted Owlet       Hypocala andremona   Moth    arctiidae   Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (adult & larva)       Erinnyis obscura   Obscure Sphinx    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Synchlora frondaria   Southern Emerald       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (adult & larva)       Chlorochlamys appellaria   Emerald       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Leptostales pannaria   Moth       Pleuroprucha insusaria   Common Tan Wave       Scopula umbilicata   Moth    crambidae   Diacme elealis   Moth       Desmia funeralis   Grape Leaffolder Moth       Ommatospila narcaeusalis   Moth       Hymenia perspectalis   Spotted Beet Webworm Moth       Spoladea recurvalis   Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth       Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth       Microtheoris vibicalis   Whip-marked Snout Moth       Lineodes integra   Eggplant Leafroller Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Anadelosemia texanella   Moth       Peoria opacella   Grass-veneer Moth       Galasa nigrinodis   Boxwood Leaftier Moth    tortricidae   Gretchena bolliana   Pecan Bud Moth       Epiblema strenuana   Ragweed Borer Moth       Pseudexentera knudsoni   Leaftier Moth       Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Suleima helianthana   Sunflower Bud Moth       Choristoneura houstonana   Juniper Budworm Moth       Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Sparganothoides lentiginosana   Lentiginos Moth       Ecdytolopha mana   Leafroller Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Rudenia leguminana   Black-tipped Rudenia    gelechiidae   Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Theisoa constrictella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Untomia albistrigella   Moth       Dichomeris inversella   Moth       Coleotechnites sp.   Moth       Deltophora glandiferella   Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth    heliozelidae   Aspilanta sp.   Shield-bearing Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    glyphidoceridae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    tineidae   Nemapogon sp.   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus texanella   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sp.   Lady Beetle       Scymnus sp.   Lady Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle       Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Lobopoda socia   Comb-clawed Beetle    nitidulidae   Aethina tumida   Small Hive Beetle    mycetophagidae   Typhaea stercorea   Hairy Fungus Beetle    mordellidae   Mordella atrata   Tumbling Flower Beetle    elateridae   Melanotus sp.   Click Beetle    scarabaeidae   Ataenius platensis   Aphodiine Dung Beetle    staphylinidae   Philonthus rufulus   Rove Beetle    carabidae   Selenophorus sp.   Ground Beetle       Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Leptoglossus zonatus   Leaf-footed Bug       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug (adult & nymph)       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Neopamera bilobata   Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper       Unknown sp.   Plant Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    tingidae   Teleonemia scrupulosa   Lace Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (nymph)       Sinea sp.   Spined Assassin Bug (nymph)    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus obscurus   Stink Bug       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper       Curtara insularis   Leafhopper       Protalebrella conica   Leafhopper       Chlorotettix sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Tropicanus costomaculatus   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius strobi   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia parva   planthopper    caliscelidae   Bruchomorpha nodosa   Piglet Bug    dictyopharidae   Phylloscelis atra   Black Leaf-leg    delphacidae   Megamelus sp.   Planthopper       Liburniella ornata   Planthopper    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect    cicadidae   Tibicen texanus   Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Augochlorella sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Agapostemon sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile exilis   Slender Resin Bee       Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee       Dianthidium sp.   Resin Bee    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Isodontia apicalis   Grass-carrying Wasp    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Parancistrocerus minimoferus   Mason Wasp    pompilidae   Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    scoliidae   Scolia dubia   Scoliid Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis sp.   Fire Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant    cynipidae   Andricus quercusfrondosus   Oak Gall Wasp (larva)    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Dioprosopa clavata   Flower Fly    asilidae   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    tachinidae   Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Trichopoda sp.   Feather-legged Fly       Crocinosoma cornuale   Tachinid Fly       Microphthalma disjuncta   Tachinid Fly       Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly       Hydrophorus sp.   Long-legged Fly    agromyzidae   Unknown sp.   Leaf-miner Fly    lauxaniidae   Neodeceia sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    drosophilidae   Unknown sp.   Vinegar Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Pantala flavescens   Wandering Glider       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Syrbula montezuma   Montezuma's Grasshopper       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback       Pediodectes bruneri   Bruner Shieldback       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (nymph)       Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid    gryllidae   Neonemobius nr. mormonius   Collared Ground Cricket (adult & nymph)       Eunemobius carolinus   Ground Cricket       Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis limbata   Bordered Mantis neuroptera   hemerobiidae   Sympherobius occidentalis   Brown Lacewing    chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs)    myrmeleontidae   Peruveleon dorsalis   Antlion    ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly    mantispidae   Dicromantispa sayi   Mantisfly       Leptomantispa pulchella   Mantisfly trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly       Potamyia flava   Netspinning Caddisfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Platycryptus undatus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Araneus pegnia   Orbweaver       Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver       Mangora placida   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    trachelidae   Trachelas sp.   Spider    agelenidae   Unknown sp.   Funnel Weaver    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Hogna antelucana   Wolf Spider