A group of four participated in this week's survey. The weather was warm and wet, with heavy downpours punctuated by moments of lighter rain. Ichneumons and braconid wasps are large, diverse families of parasitoids. Caterpillars are the hosts of the three examples shown below. The name "mummy" refers to the final condition in which the wasp leaves its victim. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Epicauta immaculata (blister beetle) photo by Val Bugh Triaenodes sp. (long-horned caddisfly) photo by Val Bugh Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) photo by Val Bugh Coleophora sp. (moth) photo by Val Bugh Agriphila vulgivagella (vagabond crambus moth) photo by Val Bugh Elasmopalpus lignosellus (lesser cornstalk borer moth) photo by Val Bugh Choristoneura houstonana (juniper budworm moth) photo by Val Bugh Digrammia atrofasciata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Digrammia pallidata (moth) photo by Val Bugh Melanoplus ponderosus (ponderous grasshopper staying dry) photo by Val Bugh Ceuthophilus sp. (camel cricket) photo by Val Bugh Cycloptilum sp. (scaly cricket) photo by Val Bugh Oligonicella scudderi (Scudder's mantis, male) photo by Val Bugh Ophion sp. (ichneumon) photo by Val Bugh Aleiodes politiceps (mummy wasp) photo by Val Bugh Phanerotoma sp. (braconid wasp) photo by Val Bugh Pristepyris sp. (bethylid wasp) photo by Val Bugh Condylostylus sp. (long-legged fly) photo by Val Bugh Empis sp. (dance fly) photo by Val Bugh Bombus sonorus (Sonoran bumble bee) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Misc.: Harvestman (Eumesosoma roeweri) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Globular Springtail (Prorastriopes coalingaensis) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus plexippus   Monarch    noctuidae   Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Ponometia fasciatella   Moth       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi   Moth       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Catabenoides terminellus   Moth       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm Moth       Schinia chrysellus   Broomweed Flower Moth    erebidae   Melipotis jucunda   Merry Melipotis       Anticarsia gemmatalis   Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth    arctiidae   Spilosoma virginica   Virginian Tiger Moth (larva)       Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (adult & larva)    notodontidae   Schizura errucata   Prominent    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Idaea furciferata   Notch-winged Wave    crambidae   Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth       Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth       Chararica hystriculella   Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Choristoneura houstonana   Juniper Budworm Moth       Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Pelochrista matutina   Leafroller Moth       Platphalonidia magdalenae   Moth    gelechiidae   Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth       Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Aproaerema palpilineella   Moth       Hypatima sp.   Moth    carposinidae   Carposina ottawana   Peach Fruitworm Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga       Inga obscuromaculella   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    glyphipterigidae   Glyphipterix circumscriptella   Sedge Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug Moth    coleophoridae   Coleophora sp.   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus piger   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Xanthonia sp.   Leaf Beetle    ptinidae   Caenocara sp.   Puffball Beetle    carabidae   Bembidion rapidum   Ground Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    scarabaeidae   Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    elateridae   Scaptolenus sp.   Rain Click Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   rhyparochromidae   Heraeus plebejus   Seed Bug       Pseudopamera setosa   Seed Bug    miridae   Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Phytocoris nigricollis   Plant Bug       Neurocolpus sp.   Plant Bug       Dichrooscytus sp.   Plant Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Hamana manifesta   Leafhopper       Osbornellus sp.   Leafhopper       Eratoneura sp.   Leafhopper       Gyponana sp.   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    delphacidae   Liburniella ornata   Planthopper    aphididae   Tinocallis sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee    crabronidae   Liris sp.   Cricket Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant    bethylidae   Pristepyris sp.   Bethylid Wasp    braconidae   Aleiodes politiceps   Mummy Wasp       Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon       Ophion sp.   Ichneumon diptera   tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    empididae   Empis sp.   Dance Fly    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    culicidae   Unknown sp.   Mosquito    sciaridae   Unknown sp.   Dark-winged Fungus Gnat orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket    mogoplistidae   Cycloptilum sp.   Scaly Cricket    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket mantodea   thespidae   Oligonicella scudderi   Scudder's Mantis neuroptera   myrmeleontidae   Unknown sp.   Antlion trichoptera   leptoceridae   Triaenodes sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly araneae   lycosidae   Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider    pholcidae   Crossopriza lyoni   Cellar Spider       Pholcus phalangioides   Long-bodied Cellar Spider