It was warm and mostly cloudy as a dozen volunteers completed this week's survey. The cryptic capabilities of caterpillars are legendary. The larva shown directly below and the pair of Blackberry Loopers in another image are typical examples. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Chioides albofasciatus & Strymon istapa (white-striped longtail & mallow scrub-hairstreak larva) photo by Joe Fernandes Phoebis agarithe (large orange sulphur) photo by Dan Hardy Eurema nicippe (sleepy orange) photo by Joe Fernandes Rachiplusia ou (gray looper moth) photo by Joe Fernandes Homoeosoma electella (sunflower moth: adult & larva) photo by Oscar Vaz & Val Bugh Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (blackberry looper larvae) photo by Val Bugh Ponometia exigua (bird dropping moth larva) photo by Val Bugh Papilio cresphontes (giant swallowtail larva) photo by Val Bugh Enallagma civile (familiar bluet) photo by Oscar Vaz Unknown sp. (two-pronged bristletail) photo by Val Bugh Eucteniza relata (southwestern trapdoor spider) photo by Oscar Vaz Cuerna costalis (leafhopper) photo by Linda Crabtree Mecidea major (grass stink bug: adult & nymph) photo by Val Bugh Sphyrocoris obliquus (shield bugs: color variations) photo by Linda Crabtree & Val Bugh Colaptes auratus (northern flicker) photo by Annelia Williams Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal) photo by Harriett Wolf Xylocopa virginica (eastern carpenter bee) photo by Oscar Vaz Copestylum tamaulipanum (flower fly) photo by Sam Fruehling Entypus sp. (spider wasp) photo by Val Bugh Prionyx sp. (thread-waisted wasp) photo by Sam Fruehling Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Halloween Harvestman (Dalquestia formosa) Two-pronged Bristletail (Unknown sp.) Land Snail (Linisa texasiana) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & pupa)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent    pieridae   Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Kricogonia lyside   Lyside Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Phoebis agarithe   Large Orange Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (adult & larva)    riodinidae   Calephelis perditalis   Rounded Metalmark    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak (adult & larva)       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Leptotes cassius   Cassius Blue (adult & egg)    hesperiidae   Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Panoquina ocola   Ocola Skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper (larva)    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia exigua   Bird Dropping Moth (larva)       Agrotis venerabilis   Venerable Dart       Condica videns   White-dotted Groundling (larva)       Rachiplusia ou   Gray Looper Moth       Chloridea virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)       Crambodes talidiformis   Verbena Moth    erebidae   Hypocala andremona   Moth       Mocis latipes   Small Mocis       Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Isogona tenuis   Thin-lined Owlet (larva)    arctiidae   Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes       Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)       Horama panthalon   Texas Wasp Moth    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Scopula umbilicata   Swag-lined Wave       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)    crambidae   Pyrausta augustalis   Pyrausta Moth       Pyrausta pseudonythesalis   Pyrausta Moth       Herpetogramma bipunctalis   Two-spotted Herpetogramma       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Glaphyria sesquistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth (adult & larva)       Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Laetilia coccidivora   Scale-feeding Snout Moth       Peoria bipartitella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Eucosma raracana   Reddish Phaneta Moth       Pelochrista consobrinana   Leafroller Moth       Pelochrista fiskeana   Leafroller Moth       Ancylis comptana   Strawberry Leafroller Moth       Cochylis caulocatax   Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Hypatima sp.   Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Battaristis concinnusella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    scythrididae   Neoscythris fissirostris   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    carposinidae   Carposina ottawana   Peach Fruitworm Moth    gracillariidae   Acrocercops quinquistrigella   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    cosmopterigidae   Obithome punctiferella   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia sp.   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    schreckensteiniidae   Schreckensteinia erythriella   Bristle-legged Moth    nepticulidae   Stigmella sp.   Pygmy Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Xanthonia sp.   Leaf Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle    cerambycidae   Styloxus fulleri   Longhorn Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    carabidae   Notiobia sp.   Ground Beetle    staphylinidae   Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle       Epicauta pennsylvanica   Black Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Bothrotes canaliculatus   Darkling Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil       Chalcodermus collaris   Partridge-pea Weevil       Tyloderma baridium   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)       Catorhintha texana   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Liorhyssus hyalinus   Hyaline Grass Bug    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Keltonia pallida   Plant Bug       Keltonia tuckeri   Plant Bug       Eusticus sp.   Plant Bug       Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Gracilimiris litoralis   Plant Bug       Trigonotylus pulcher   Plant Bug    anthocoridae   Orius tristicolor   Minute Pirate Bug    scutelleridae   Diolcus chrysorrhoeus   Shield Bug       Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Mecidea major   Grass Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Euschistus obscurus   Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Curtara insularis   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Atanus sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Eratoneura sp.   Leafhopper       Rugosana sp.   Leafhopper    delphacidae   Tagosodes sp.   Planthopper       Unknown sp.   Planthopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    dictyopharidae   Phylloscelis atra   Black Leaf-leg    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Woolly Aphid    aphalaridae   Pachypsylla sp.   Hackberry Psyllid    coccidae   Coccus sp.   Soft Scale    diaspididae   Unknown sp.   Armored Scale hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee    sphecidae   Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    pompilidae   Entypus sp.   Spider Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Eupeodes americanus   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Helophilus latifrons   Flower Fly    stratiomyidae   Hoplitimyia mutabilis   Soldier Fly    tachinidae   Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    drosophilidae   Scaptomyza sp.   Vinegar Fly    cecidomyiidae   Claspettomyia sp.   Gall Midge    chironomidae   Tanypus sp.   Midge       Unknown sp.   Midge    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia bipunctata   Biting Midge       Unknown sp.   Biting Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Campylacantha olivacea   Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Orphulella pelidna   Spotted-wing Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (adult & nymph) isoptera   termitidae   Tenuirostritermes sp.   Nasutiform Termite mantodea   mantidae   Litaneutria minor   Ground Mantis neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing ephemeroptera   baetidae   Callibaetis sp.   Small Minnow Mayfly mecoptera   panorpidae   Panorpa nuptialis   Scorpionfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper    araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    pisauridae   Pisaurina mira   Nursery Web Spider    theridiidae   Argyrodes sp.   Silver Dewdrop Spider (egg sac)    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider       Hogna antelucana   Wolf Spider    euctenizidae   Eucteniza relata   Southwestern Trapdoor Spider