A team of twelve conducted this week's survey as the weather changed from overcast and humid to warm and sunny, with heavy rain in between. Many male moths possess eversible structures at their rear end that disperse pheromones during mating. These hair-pencils are usually retained within the body until courtship, but those of the bird dropping moth shown below are uncharacteristically extended. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Megachile fortis (leaf-cutter bee) photo by Julie Shaw Dianthidium sp. (resin bee) photo by Dan Hardy Melissodes sp. (digger bee) photo by Dan Hardy Pepsis sp. & Aphonopelma sp. (tarantula-hawk wasp with paralyzed tarantula) photo by Joe Fernandes Phidippus cardinalis & Oncometopia orbona (immature cardinal jumper eating leafhopper nymph) photo by Sofia Maass Eustala anastera & Unknown sp. (orbweaver eating beetle) photo by Pat Dittmar Acanalonia conica (planthopper nymph) photo by Julie Shaw Nezara viridula (green stink bug nymph) photo by Julie Shaw Aidemona azteca (Aztec spurthroat nymph) photo by Joe Fernandes Pediodectes bruneri (Bruner shieldback) photo by Barbara Ribble Oecanthus celerinictus & Oecanthus niveus (fast-calling & narrow-winged tree crickets) photo by Val Bugh Stagmomantis sp., Melanoplus ponderosus & Pacarina puella (exuviae of mantis, grasshopper & cicada nymphs) photo by Val Bugh, Joe Fernandes, Val Bugh Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail) photo by Annelia Williams Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird) photo by Dan Hardy Aphelocoma woodhouseii (Woodhouse's scrub-jay) photo by Bill Boyd Erynnis horatius (Horace's duskywing larva) photo by Dan Hardy Epargyreus clarus (silver-spotted skipper) photo by Sam Fruehling Leptotes marina (marine blue) photo by Sam Fruehling Tarache aprica (exposed bird-dropping moth with extended hair-pencils) photo by Val Bugh Cydosia aurivitta (straight-lined cydosia) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) 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) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Dwarf Gray Striped Isopod (Nagurus christatus) Milk Snail (Otala lactea) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Leptotes marina   Marine Blue    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    pieridae   Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    hesperiidae   Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Epargyreus clarus   Silver-spotted Skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing (larva)    noctuidae   Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Spragueia obatra   Moth       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Bagisara rectifascia   Straight-lined Mallow Moth (larva)       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Cydosia aurivitta   Straight-lined Cydosia    erebidae   Melipotis indomita   Moth    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle (larva)       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Synchlora frondaria   Southern Emerald       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth (larva)       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria opacella   Grass-veneer Moth       Ancylosis balconiensis   Moth       Salebriaria pumilella   Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Suleima helianthana   Sunflower Bud Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Moth       Choristoneura houstonana   Juniper Budworm Moth       Epiblema minutana   Minute Ragweed Borer       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Sereda tautana   Speckled Sereda Moth       Larisa subsolana   Moth       Cochylichroa hospes   Banded Sunflower Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Theisoa constrictella   Moth       Neodactylota liguritrix   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth       Hypatima sp.   Moth       Compsolechia crescentifasciella   Moth    glyphidoceridae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    momphidae   Mompha eloisella   Red-streaked Mompha Moth       Mompha sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth       Neoscythris fissirostris   Moth       Landryia sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    pterophoridae   Pselnophorus belfragei   Plume Moth    schreckensteiniidae   Schreckensteinia erythriella   Bristle-legged Moth    gracillariidae   Parornix sp.   Moth       Phyllonorycter sp.   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug Moth    cossidae   Fania nanus   Carpenterworm Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus texanella   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus griseus   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus cressoni   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Metrioidea sp.   Leaf Beetle       Donacia sp.   Aquatic Leaf Beetle       Anomoea flavokansiensis   Leaf Beetle       Cryptocephalus leucomelas   Leaf Beetle       Altica sp.   Flea Beetle       Acanthoscelides sp.   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Strangalia virilis   Flower Longhorn       Strangalia sexnotata   Flower Longhorn    buprestidae   Acmaeodera mixta   Metallic Woodborer       Agrilus addendus   Metallic Woodborer    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle       Cyclocephala sp.   Masked Chafer       Labarrus pseudolividus   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Pelidnota punctata   Grapevine Beetle    hybosoridae   Hybosorus illigeri   Scavenger Scarab    mordellidae   Mordella marginata   Tumbling Flower Beetle       Mordella atrata   Tumbling Flower Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    oedemeridae   Heliocis repanda   False Blister Beetle    erotylidae   Languria mozardi   Lizard Beetle    scraptiidae   Allopoda sp.   False Flower Beetle    staphylinidae   Coproporus sp.   Rove Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil    curculionidae   Nicentrus decipiens   Weevil       Smicronyx lineolatus   Weevil       Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus   Cocklebur Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    pachygronthidae   Phlegyas annulicrus   Seed Bug (nymph)    rhyparochromidae   Atrazonotus umbrosus   Seed Bug    berytidae   Metacanthus multispinus   Stilt Bug    miridae   Calocoris barberi   Plant Bug       Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug    mesoveliidae   Mesovelia mulsanti   Water Treader    reduviidae   Diaditus sp.   Assassin Bug       Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug    pentatomidae   Thyanta custator   Stink Bug (nymph)       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Murgantia histrionica   Harlequin Bug (nymph)       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (nymph)       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Nezara viridula   Green Stink Bug       Cosmopepla lintneriana   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (adult & nymph)       Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Agalliopsis cervina   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Xerophloea viridis   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Jikradia olitoria   Leafhopper       Agallia sp.   Leafhopper       Sobara palliolata   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Scaphytopius sp.   Leafhopper       Eutettix pictus   Leafhopper       Eratoneura sp.   Leafhopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia conica   Planthopper (adult & nymph)       Acanalonia laticosta   Planthopper    issidae   Fowlerium acuta   Planthopper       Thionia elliptica   Planthopper    delphacidae   Saccharosydne saccharivora   West Indian Canefly (nymph)    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper (nymph)    tropoiduchidae   Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper (nymph)    cercopidae   Prosapia bicincta   Two-lined Spittlebug       Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug    membracidae   Atymna sp.   Treehopper    cicadidae   Pacarina puella   Cicada (exuviae) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Anthophora sp.   Digger Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Agapostemon sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Augochlorella sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Halictus sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee       Megachile fortis   Leaf-cutter Bee       Megachile exilis   Slender Resin Bee       Dianthidium sp.   Resin Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp    sphecidae   Chalybion sp.   Blue Mud Dauber    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp       Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    mutillidae   Timulla oajaca   Velvet Ant       Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica   Velvet Ant    formicidae   Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant       Colobopsis etiolata   Gate-keeper Ant    ichneumonidae   Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon       Compsocryptus sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum vittatum   Flower Fly    asilidae   Atomosia melanopogon   Robber Fly       Promachus hinei   Robber Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    conopidae   Zodion sp.   Thick-headed Fly odonata   libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula saturata   Flame Skimmer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Aidemona azteca   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria (nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (nymph)       Oecanthus varicornis   Tree Cricket (nymph)       Oecanthus niveus   Narrow-winged Tree Cricket       Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket       Cyrtoxipha columbiana   Columbian Trig (nymph)    mogoplistidae   Cycloptilum sp.   Scaly Cricket (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Paracyrtophyllus robustus   Truncated True Katydid       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Pediodectes bruneri   Bruner Shieldback       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph) blattodea   blaberidae   Panchlora nivea   Green Cockroach mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis sp.   Mantis (exuviae) neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly       Triaenodes sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Habronattus texanus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Araneus bicentenarius   Giant Lichen Orbweaver       Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver       Neoscona oaxacensis   Orbweaver       Metepeira sp.   Orbweaver       Eustala anastera   Orbweaver       Hypsosinga rubens   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx       Oxyopes acleistus   Lynx Spider    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    scytodidae   Scytodes sp.   Spitting Spider    theraphosidae   Aphonopelma sp.   Tarantula