The morning was hot and sunny as a team of sixteen completed this week's survey. Whiptails, as shown below, have a useful feature: a transparent lower eyelid which allows the lizard to see while protecting or moisturizing its eyes. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur, female) photo by Julie Shaw Asterocampa clyton (tawny emperor) photo by James Giroux Phyciodes phaon (phaon crescent) photo by Cyd Wehner Zerene cesonia (southern dogfaces) photo by Sam Fruehling Urbanus proteus (long-tailed skipper) photo by Julie Shaw Lithobates berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Beth Kirkhart Passerina cyanea (indigo bunting) photo by Beth Kirkhart Thryomanes bewickii (Bewick's wren) photo by Annelia Williams Aspidoscelis gularis gularis & Gryllus sp. (Texas spotted whiptail eating field cricket) photo by Annelia Williams Aspidoscelis gularis gularis (Texas spotted whiptail blinking) photo by Annelia Williams & Dan Zinn Phidippus cardinalis (cardinal jumper) photo by Val Bugh Limonia communis (crane fly) photo by Val Bugh Cobubatha lixiva (moth: larva & adult) photo by Justin Council & Val Bugh Carmenta phoradendri (mistletoe borer moth) photo by Joe Fernandes Triepeolus sp. (cuckoo bee) photo by Julie Shaw Sphex ichneumoneus (great golden digger wasp) photo by Joe Fernandes Conura sp. (chalcid wasps mating) photo by Val Bugh Sympetrum corruptum (variegated meadowhawk: male & female) photo by Julie Shaw & Justin Council Chariesterus antennator (euphorbia bug nymph) photo by George Ward Hydrometra sp. (marsh treader nymph) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 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) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodpecker (Melanerpes sp.) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), fresh digging Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoleta lindheimeri) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Harvestman (Eumesosoma roeweri) Mite (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor       Mestra amymone   Common Mestra       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Phoebis agarithe   Large Orange Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur (adult & larva)       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Cupido comyntas   Eastern Tailed-blue    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail       Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Wallengrenia otho   Southern Broken-dash       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper       Chiomara asychis   White-patched Skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Burnsius philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Urbanus proteus   Long-tailed Skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Bagisara rectifascia   Straight-lined Mallow Moth       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Acronicta afflicta   Afflicted Dagger       Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi   Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth (adult & larva)       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Dypterygia patina   Moth       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm Moth       Spodoptera exigua   Beet Armyworm Moth       Schinia chrysellus   Broomweed Flower Moth    erebidae   Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth       Eublemma recta   Moth       Mocis latipes   Small Mocis       Nigetia formosalis   Thin-winged Owlet       Toxonprucha sp.   Moth       Phytometra orgiae   Moth    arctiidae   Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth       Cisthene unifascia   Lichen Moth       Lycomorpha pholus   Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth       Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)    notodontidae   Coelodasys errucata   Prominent       Litodonta hydromeli   Prominent    sphingidae   Erinnyis obscura   Obscure Sphinx    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Caripeta triangulata   Green Broomweed Looper Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Scopula umbilicata   Swag-lined Wave    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Palpita quadristigmalis   Four-spotted Palpita       Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Herpetogramma phaeopteralis   Dusky Herpetogramma       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Pilocrocis ramentalis   Scraped Pilocrocis       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Hymenia perspectalis   Spotted Beet Webworm Moth       Lineodes integra   Eggplant Leafroller Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth       Lamprosema victoriae   Moth       Glaphyria sesquistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Eoreuma densella   Wainscot Grass-veneer Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Adelphia petrella   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Peoria bipartitella   Grass-veneer Moth       Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Hypsopygia olinalis   Yellow-fringed Dolichomia    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Cydia caryana   Hickory Shuckworm Moth       Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Gretchena bolliana   Pecan Bud Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Epiblema chromata   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Polyhymno new sp. 2   Moth       Dichomeris ligulella   Palmerworm Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Aroga compositella   Moth       Aristotelia rubidella   Moth       Hypatima sp.   Moth       Chionodes emptor   Moth       Recurvaria sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Blastobasis taurusella   Moth       Blastobasis sp.   Moth       Pigritia sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth       Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga obscuromaculella   Moth    sesiidae   Carmenta phoradendri   Mistletoe Borer Moth    coleophoridae   Coleophora sp.   Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    depressariidae   Antaeotricha humilis   Dotted Antaeotricha Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    cosmopterigidae   Obithome punctiferella   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus heppneri   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Blepharida rhois   Sumac Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer       Paragrilus rugatulus   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Sphaenothecus bilineatus   Longhorn Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    scarabaeidae   Labarrus pseudolividus   Aphodiine Dung Beetle    hydrophilidae   Tropisternus collaris   Water Scavenger Beetle    dytiscidae   Thermonectus basillaris   Predaceous Diving Beetle    carabidae   Notiobia sp.   Ground Beetle       Bembidion impotens   Ground Beetle    staphylinidae   Philonthus rufulus   Rove Beetle    trogossitidae   Tenebroides sp.   Bark-gnawing Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil       Gerstaeckeria sp.   Cactus Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    miridae   Phytocoris nigricollis   Plant Bug       Keltonia tuckeri   Plant Bug       Dichrooscytus sp.   Plant Bug    mesoveliidae   Mesoovelia mulsanti   Water Treader    gerridae   Aquarius remigis   Water Strider (nymph)    hydrometridae   Hydrometra sp.   Marsh Treader (adult & nymph)    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (nymph)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Graminella sonora   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Erythridula sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Gyponana sp.   Leafhopper       Illinigina illinoiensis   Leafhopper       Eutettix sp.   Leafhopper       Ollarianus strictus   Leafhopper       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Osbornellus sp.   Leafhopper       Erasmoneura vulnerata   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    delphacidae   Liburniella ornata   Planthopper       Megamelus sp.   Planthopper (adult & nymph)    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee       Triepeolus sp.   Cuckoo Bee    halictidae   Agapostemon sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Bee    megachilidae   Megachile policaris   Leaf-cutter Bee       Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee       Dianthidium sp.   Resin Bee       Stelis sp.   Dark Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Euodynerus crypticus   Mason Wasp       Euodynerus annulatus   Mason Wasp       Eumenes fraternus   Potter Wasp       Eumenes smithii   Potter Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    sphecidae   Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Chalybion californicum   Blue Mud Dauber       Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp    crabronidae   Liris sp.   Cricket Wasp    pompilidae   Entypus sp.   Spider Wasp       Episyron sp.   Spider Wasp    chalcididae   Conura sp.   Chalcid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Eristalis transversa   Transverse Flower Fly       Eupeodes americanus   Flower Fly       Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Dioprosopa clavata   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp,   Bee Fly       Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly       Hemipenthes scylla   Bee Fly       Lepidophora lepidocera   Bee Fly       Poecilognathus sp.   Bee Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Trichopoda lanipes   Feather-legged Fly       Peleteria sp.   Tachinid Fly       Gonia sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly       Tachytrechus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    limoniidae   Limonia communis   Crane Fly odonata   libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk       Perithemis tenera   Eastern Amberwing       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner    coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Argia funebris   Springwater Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus bispinosus   Two-spined Spur-throated Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus punctulatus   Pinetree Spurthroat       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Syrbula montezuma   Montezuma's Grasshopper       Orphulella speciosa   Pasture Grasshopper       Hippiscus ocelote   Wrinkled Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper       Spharagemon cristatum   Ridgeback Grasshopper       Spharagemon equale   Say's Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (adult & nymph)       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid       Pediodectes bruneri   Bruner Shieldback    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing    berothidae   Lomamyia squamosa   Beaded Lacewing trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis inconspicua   Long-horned Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Potamyia flava   Netspinning Caddisfly araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha elongata   Longjawed Orbweaver    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider       Pardosa sp.   Wolf Spider