A team of fourteen completed this week's survey under hot and mostly sunny conditions. Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) pollen is encased in tubes and can only be extracted by buzz pollination (sonication), often accomplished in our area by green bees and bumble bees. As shown below, the oddly cupped petal on the flower assists the insect as it positions itself to perform this task. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Dasypus novemcintus (nine-banded armadillo) photo by Katherine Daniels Acmaeodera mixta (metallic woodborers) photo by Linda Crabtree Plinthocoelium suaveolens (bumelia borer) photo by Harriett Wolf Sphex texanus (digger wasp) photo by Katherine Daniels Ischnura posita & Graphocephala versuta (fragile forktail eating leafhopper) photo by Katherine Daniels Augochloropsis metallica (green sweat bee buzz pollinating) photo by Dwayne Mann Megachile fortis (leafcutter bee, male) photo by David Cook Bombus sonorus & Bombus pensylvanicus (Sonoran & American bumble bees, workers) photo by Katherine Daniels Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee, male) photo by Katherine Daniels Mallophora fautrix (robber fly) photo by Katherine Daniels Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird & her nest) photo by Beth Kirkhart & Pat Dittmar Tyrannus verticalis (western kingbird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Lobocleta peralbata (white wave) photo by Val Bugh Pediodectes haldemanii (Haldeman's shieldback eating leg of another individual) photo by Sam Fruehling Trachyrhachys kiowa (Kiowa grasshopper) Arphia simplex (plains yellow-winged grasshopper) Hippiscus ocelote (wrinkled grasshopper) photo by Sam Fruehling Schistocerca lineata (spotted bird grasshopper) photo by David Cook Pseudomops septentrionalis (pale-bordered field cockroach) photo by Dwayne Mann Lithobates berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Katherine Daniels Opheodrys aestivus (rough green snake) photo by Harriett Wolf Scincella lateralis (ground skink regrowing tail) photo by Joe Fernandes Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 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) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Coyote (Canis latrans) Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrileatus) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Dwarf Gray Striped Isopod (Nagurus cristatus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent    pieridae   Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail       Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Leptotes marina   Marine Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak    hesperiidae   Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling    noctuidae   Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia semiflava   Half-yellow       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth       Bagisara rectifascia   Straight-lined Mallow Moth       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila    erebidae   Phytometra orgiae   Moth       Melipotis indomita   Moth    arctiidae   Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth    notodontidae   Heterocampa astartoides   Prominent       Schizura errucata   Prominent    cossidae   Fania nanus   Carpenterworm Moth       Givira arbeloides   Carpenterworm Moth    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (larva)       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Synchlora frondaria   Southern Emerald       Pimaphera sparsaria   Moth       Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Pyrausta pseuderosnealis   Pyrausta Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Amyelois transitella   Moth       Adelphia petrella   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth (larva)       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Bactra verutana   Javelin Moth       Gypsonoma haimbachiana   Leafroller Moth       Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Cydia membrosa   Leafroller Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Moth       Platphalonidia magdalenae   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Chionodes mariona   Moth       Anacampsis levipedella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth       Telphusa perspicua   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth    oecophoridae   Antaeotricha humilis   Dotted Antaeotricha Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    pterophoridae   Pselnophorus belfragei   Plume Moth    glyphipterigidae   Glyphipterix circumscriptella   Sedge Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus cressoni   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus heppneri   Tubeworm Moth       Amydria sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Griburius sp.   Leaf Beetle       Gratiana pallidula   Eggplant Tortoise Beetle (larva)    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera mixta   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Plinthocoelium suaveolens   Bumelia Borer       Moneilema armatum   Cactus Longhorn    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Lobopoda sp.   Comb-clawed Beetle    scarabaeidae   Labarrus pseudolividus   Aphodiine Dung Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    mordellidae   Mordella atrata   Tumbling Flower Beetle    hydrophilidae   Berosus sp.   Water Scavenger Beetle    anthicidae   Vacusus vicinus   Antlike Flower Beetle    staphylinidae   Philonthus sp.   Rove Beetle       Unknown sp.   Rove Beetle    elateridae   Melanotus sp.   Click Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Pseudopachybrachius basalis   Seed Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper       Eratoneura sp.   Leafhopper       Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Graminella nigrifrons   Leafhopper       Acinopterus sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Rugosana sp.   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    cercopidae   Unknown sp.   Spittlebug (nymph)    membracidae   Stictocephala sp.   Treehopper    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid    cicadidae   Hadoa texana   Cicada       Neotibicen superbus   Superb Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile fortis   Leaf-cutter Bee       Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    sphecidae   Chalybion sp.   Blue Mud Dauber       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Chlorion cyaneum   Cockroach Hunter       Isodontia auripes   Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp       Sphex texanus   Digger Wasp    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp    mutillidae   Dasymutilla vesta   Velvet Ant    formicidae   Camponotus decipiens   Carpenter Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Neivamyrmex swainsonii   Common Army Ant       Cyphomyrmex rimosus   Fungus Growing Ant       Pseudomyrmex ejectus   Twig Ant    scelionidae   Unknown sp.   Scelionid Wasp    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Dioprosopa clavata   Flower Fly    asilidae   Promachus hinei   Robber Fly       Efferia sp.   Robber Fly       Mallohora fautrix   Robber Fly       Saropogon sp.   Robber Fly    muscidae   Atherigona reversura   Bermudagrass Stem Maggot    sarcophagidae   Sphenometopa sp.   Satellite Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    chironomidae   Cricotopus sp.   Midge odonata   libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula luctuosa   Widow Skimmer       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk       Dythemis fugax   Checkered Setwing       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags    coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Paraidemona sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria       Boopedon gracile   Graceful Range Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Trachyrhachys kiowa   Kiowa Grasshopper       Spharagemon cristatum   Ridgeback Grasshopper       Trimerotropis maritima   Seaside Grasshopper       Hippiscus ocelote   Wrinkled Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid       Pediodectes bruneri   Bruner Shieldback       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback       Pediodectes haldemanii   Haldeman's Shieldback    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (adult & nymph)    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper blattodea   ectobiidae   Pseudomops septentrionalis   Pale-bordered Field Cockroach neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly    mantispidae   Dicromantispa sayi   Mantisfly thysanoptera   thripidae   Unknown sp.   Thrips araneae   araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Maevia poultoni   Jumping Spider       Habronattus coecatus   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider