It was comfortably cool and cloudy as sixteen volunteers participated in this week's survey. Although male bees play no role in raising grubs and so do not collect pollen, they still pollinate flowers as they feed on nectar (see carpenter bee images below). Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer fawn) photo by George Ward Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Barbara Ribble Xylocopa virginica (eastern carpenter bee male) photo by Dwayne Mann Xylocopa micans (southern carpenter bee male) photo by Linda Crabtree Pseudosiobla excavata (common sawfly larva) photo by Harriett Wolf Cuerna costalis (leafhopper, teneral) photo by Linda Crabtree Prosapia bicincta (two-lined spittlebug) photo by Julie Shaw Euphoria kernii (flower scarab) photo by Joe Fernandes Anthonomus fulvus (weevil) photo by Katherine Daniels Nerice bidentata (double-toothed prominent) photo by Pat Dittmar Prochoerodes lineola (large maple spanworm moth) photo by Pat Dittmar Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's blues mating) photo by Dwayne Mann Erynnis horatius (Horace's duskywing) photo by Bill Boyd Lerema accius (clouded skipper) photo by Julie Shaw Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur) photo by Dan Zinn Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary pupa) photo by Dan Hardy Thryothorus ludovicianus (Carolina wren) photo by Bill Boyd Bubo virginianus (great horned owl nestling) photo by Dwayne Mann Nerodia erythrogaster (plain-bellied water snake juvenile) photo by Oscar Vaz Hentzia palmarum (long-jawed jumper) photo by Dwayne Mann Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Plain-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrileatus) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Dwarf Gray Striped Isopod (Nagurus cristatus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary (adult & larva)       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult, larva & pupa)       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye (adult, larva & pupa)       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent    pieridae   Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail (larva)       Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Satyrium favonius   Oak Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper (larva)       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper    noctuidae   Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (larva)       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila (larva)       Acronicta vinnula   Delightful Dagger       Acronicta rubricoma   Ruddy Dagger (larva)       Feltia subterranea   Subterranean Dart       Lacinipolia laudabilis   Laudable Arches Moth       Catabena lineolata   Fine-lined Sallow       Crambodes talidiformis   Verbena Moth       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Ogdoconta tacna   Moth       Rachiplusia ou   Gray Looper Moth       Chloridea virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    erebidae   Bulia deducta   Moth       Phoberia atomaris   Common Oak Moth (larva)       Phytometra orgiae   Moth       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)       Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth    notodontidae   Schizura errucata   Prominent       Litodonta hydromeli   Prominent       Nerice bidentata   Double-toothed Prominent    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)       Dolba hyloeus   Pawpaw Sphinx       Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Costaconvexa centrostrigaria   Bent-line Carpet       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Prochoerodes lineola   Large Maple Spanworm Moth       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Eubaphe unicolor   Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray       Iridopsis ephyraria   Pale-winged Gray       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    lasiocampidae   Malacosoma disstria   Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth    crambidae   Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Diastictis ventralis   Moth       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (adult & larva)       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Pseudopyrausta santatalis   Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth    pyralidae   Caudellia nigrella   Moth       Adelphia petrella   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth       Bandera binotella   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Chararica hystriculella   Moth       Melitara junctolineella   Cactus Borer Moth       Arta epicoenalis   Arta Moth       Galasa nigrinodis   Boxwood Leaftier Moth    tortricidae   Epiblema chromata   Leafroller Moth       Pseudexentera knudsoni   Leafroller Moth       Cydia membrosa   Leafroller Moth       Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Leafroller Moth       Ancylis comptana   Strawberry Leafroller Moth       Cenopis pettitana   Maple-basswood Leafroller Moth       Argyrotaenia quercifoliana   Yellow-winged Oak Leafroller Moth       Archips argyrospila   Fruit Tree Leafroller Moth       Archips georgiana   Leafroller Moth       Archips semiferana   Oak Leafroller Moth       Rudenia leguminana   Black-tipped Rudenia       Platphalonidia magdalenae   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia rubidella   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Gnorimoschema saphirinella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Anacampsis conclusella   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth       Ethmia hagenella   Ethmia Moth       Ethmia hodgesella   Ethmia Moth       Ethmia sp.   Ethmia Moth (larva)       Durrantia piperatella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    elachistidae   Elachista sp.   Moth    autostichidae   Taygete attributella   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    yponomeutidae   Zelleria ochroplagiata   Moth    cosmopterigidae   Cosmopterix sp.   Moth    bucculatricidae   Bucculatrix sp.   Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moth    glyphipterigidae   Glyphipterix circumscriptella   Sedge Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug Moth       Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    momphidae   Mompha murtfeldtella   Moth       Mompha rufocristatella   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Plume Moth    zygaenidae   Harrisina coracina   Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus texanella   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus griseus   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Brachypnoea sp.   Leaf Beetle       Xanthonia sp.   Leaf Beetle       Fidia sp.   Leaf Beetle       Cryptocephalus leucomelas   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Ataxia crypta   Longhorn Beetle       Moneilema armatum   Cactus Longhorn    carabidae   Bembidion impotens   Ground Beetle    heteroceridae   Heterocerus sp.   Variegated Mud-loving Beetle    oedemeridae   Heliocis repanda   False Blister Beetle    mordellidae   Mordella atrata   Tumbling Flower Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    cantharidae   Malthinus occipitalis   Soldier Beetle    meloidae   Unknown sp.   Blister Beetle    scarabaeidae   Euphoria kernii   Flower Scarab       Trichiotinus texanus   Texas Flower Scarab       Strigoderma arbicola   Flower Scarab    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle    cryptophagidae   Cryptophagus sp.   Silken Fungus Beetle    staphylinidae   Philonthus sp.   Rove Beetle       Unknown sp.   Rove Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil       Pterocolus ovatus   Thief Weevil    curculionidae   Anthonomus fulvus   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (nymph)       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug (nymph)    anthocoridae   Orius tristicolor   Minute Pirate Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus obscurus   Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (adult & nymph)       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug (nymph)       Mecidea major   Grass Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Jikradia olitoria   Leafhopper (nymph)       Graminella nigrifrons   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper       Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Agalliopsis cervina   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Prosapia bicincta   Two-lined Spittlebug    tropiduchidae   Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper (nymph)    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    membracidae   Telamona concava   Treehopper    caliscelidae   Bruchomorpha sp.   Piglet Bug    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Agapostemon sp.   Green Sweat Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Bee    sphecidae   Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Parancistrocerus fulvipes   Mason Wasp       Euodynerus hidalgo   Mason Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp    formicidae   Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant    cynipidae   Belonocnema kinseyi   Gall Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Enicospilus sp.   Ichneumon       Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon       Unknown sp.   Ichneumon    tenthredinidae   Pseudosiobla excavata   Common Sawfly (larva) diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Villa lateralis   Bee Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    empididae   Empis sp.   Dance Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    limoniidae   Unknown sp.   Crane Fly    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge       Unknown sp.   Midge    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge odonata   libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer    coenagrionidae   Argia sp.   Dancer       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Paraidemona sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (adult & nymph)       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Arethaea ambulator   Walking Thread-legged Katydid       Paracyrtophyllus robustus   Truncated True Katydid    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket blattodea   blaberidae   Panchlora nivea   Green Roach    corydiidae   Arenivaga bolliana   Boll's Sand Roach neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing (larva)       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (larva & egg) trichoptera   leptoceridae   Leptocerus americanus   Long-horned Caddisfly       Oecetis inconspicua   Long-horned Caddisfly       Ceraclea sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly    hydroptilidae   Unknown sp.   Microcaddisfly thysanoptera   thripidae   Unknown sp.   Thrips araneae   salticidae   Naphrys acerba   Jumping Spider       Hentzia palmarum   Long-jawed Jumper    araneidae   Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Oxyopes apollo   Lynx Spider    thomisidae   Mecaphesa celer   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider