The morning was warm, breezy and overcast as fourteen volunteers contributed to this week's survey. Most mites are tiny predators, but there are notable exceptions. The Clover Mites shown below are a type of spider mite, all of which are well known pests of plants. The Pollen Mite is, as its name suggests, also vegetarian. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Danaus plexippus (monarch) photo by David Cook Obolopteryx catinata (spoon-tailed short-winged katydid nymph) photo by Julie Shaw Gryllus sp. (field cricket: nymph & adult) photo by Beth Kirkhart & George Ward Ischnura posita (fragile forktail ovipositing) photo by Julie Shaw Agulla bicolor (snakefly, male) photo by Val Bugh Charadra dispulsa (moth) photo by Joe Fernandes Phosphila miselioides (spotted phosphila) photo by Julie Shaw Acronicta vinnula (delightful dagger moth) photo by Joe Fernandes Acnaea sp. (small-headed flies mating) photo by Val Bugh Dalmannia vitiosa (thick-headed fly) photo by Beth Kirkhart Podabrus quadratus & Aon noctuiformis (soldier beetle attacking moth) photo by Val Bugh Apiomerus spissipes (bee assassin) photo by Barbara Ribble Mythimna unipuncta (armyworm) photo by Joe Fernandes Mythimna unipuncta & Unknown sp. (dead armyworm & braconid wasp cocoons) photo by Val Bugh Bryobia praetiosa & Balaustium sp. (clover mites & pollen mites) photo by Val Bugh & Beth Kirkhart Hypsosinga rubens (orbweaver) photo by Val Bugh Metaltella simoni (spider) photo by George Ward Spizella pusilla (field sparrow) photo by David Cook Thryothorus ludovicianus (Carolina wren) photo by Annelia Williams Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Beth Kirkhart Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 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) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat & calls Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Pollen Mite (Balaustium sp.) Clover Mite (Bryobia praetiosa) Gall Mite (Unknown sp.) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Julid Millipede (Unknown sp.) Scud (Hyalella sp.) Milk Snail (Otala lactea) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye (adult & larva)       Anaea andria   Goatweed Leafwing    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    papilionidae   Papilio glaucus   Eastern Tiger Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail       Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin    hesperiidae   Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing    noctuidae   Psaphida resumens   Figure-eight Sallow       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm (larva)       Agrotis malefida   Rascal Dart       Rachiplusia ou   Gray Looper Moth       Trichoplusia ni   Ni Moth (larva)       Elaphria chalcedonia   Chalcedony Midget       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Morrisonia mucens   Gray Woodgrain       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Cerathosia tricolor   Moth       Emarginea percara   Beloved Emarginea       Acronicta tota   Dagger Moth       Acronicta afflicta   Afflicted Dagger       Acronicta americana   American Dagger       Acronicta vinnula   Delightful Dagger Moth       Acronicta lobeliae   Greater Oak Dagger       Acronicta rubricoma   Ruddy Dagger       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (adult & larva)       Charadra dispulsa   Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Cobubatha orthozona   Moth       Cobubatha dividua   Moth       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Maliattha synochitis   Black-dotted Lithocodia       Maliattha concinnimacula   Red-spotted Lithocodia       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester       Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Kocakina fidelis   Faithful Quaker       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm Moth    erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth       Cissusa new sp.   Moth       Phoberia atomaris   Common Oak Moth       Sigela penumbrata   Stippled Sigela Moth       Melipotis jucunda   Merry Melipotis       Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Eubolina impartialis   Moth       Metria amella   Live Oak Metria       Zale edusina   Moth       Zale calycanthata   Double-banded Zale    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (adult & larva)       Spilosoma dubia   Dubious Tiger Moth    notodontidae   Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent       Gluphisia septentrionis   Prominent       Coelodasys errucata   Prominent       Paraeschra georgica   Georgian Prominent    euteliidae   Marathyssa basalis   Light Marathyssa    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (adult & eggs)       Antheraea polyphemus   Polyphemus Moth (adult & eggs)    sphingidae   Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx       Deidamia inscripta   Lettered Sphinx    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Cleora sublunaria   Double-lined Gray       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Lycia ypsilon   Woolly Gray       Phaeoura quernaria   Oak Beauty       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Episemasia cervinaria   Moth (larva)       Euchlaena marginaria   Ochre Euchlaena       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Eupithecia bolterii   Moth    nolidae   Meganola minuscula   Confused Meganola    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Hileithia magualis   Moth       Diacme adipaloides   Darker Diacme Moth       Pyrausta atropurpuralis   Pyrausta Moth       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (adult & larva)       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth       Parapediasia teterrella   Bluegrass Webworm Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Moodna ostrinella   Darker Moodna Moth       Myelopsis alatella   Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Pseudexentera hodsoni   Leafroller Moth       Bactra verutana   Javelin Moth       Unknown sp.   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia new sp.   Moth       Telphusa longifasciella   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth       Etmia hagenella   Ethmia Moth    pterophoridae   Emmelina monodactyla   Morning Glory Plume Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    lacturidae   Enaemia subfervens   Moth (adult & larva)    heliozelidae   Heliozela aesella   Shield-bearing Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Anomoea laticlavia   Clay-colored Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Anelaphus villosus   Twig Pruner       Aneflomorpha tenuis   Longhorn Beetle       Ataxia crypta   Longhorn Beetle       Atimia confusa   Small Cedar Borer    cantharidae   Ditemnus perforatus   Soldier Beetle       Rhagonycha lineola   Soldier Beetle       Podabrus quadratus   Soldier Beetle    oedemeridae   Sparedrus aspersus   False Blister Beetle    anthribidae   Toxonotus cornutus   Fungus Weevil    carabidae   Calosoma scrutator   Caterpillar Hunter       Selenophorus sp.   Ground Beetle    dytiscidae   Laccophilus maculosus   Predaceous Diving Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    melyridae   Attalus nigripes   Soft-winged Flower Beetle    scarabaeidae   Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab       Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle       Phileurus valgus   Scarab    bostrichidae   Melalgus plicatus   Powder-post Beetle       Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    elateridae   Melanotus sp.   Click Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    rhyparochromidae   Myodocha serripes   Long-necked Seed Bug    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug (nymph)       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (nymph)       Dichaetocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug (nymph)       Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus   Plant Bug (nymph)    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin    cydnidae   Pangaeus bilineatus   Burrowing Bug    pentatomidae   Trichopepla semivittata   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Osbornellus sp.   Leafhopper       Graminella sonora   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper       Eratoneura sp.   Leafhopper    carsidaridae   Pachypsylla sp.   Hackberry Psyllid    triozidae   Baeoalitriozus diospyri   Persimmon Psyllid    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus sp.   Bumble Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    vespidae   Unknown sp.   Mason Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant       Camponotus sp.   Carpenter Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant    pteromalidae   Unknown sp.   Pteromalid Wasp    cynipidae   Odontocynips nebulosa   Gall Wasp       Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp (adult & pupa)    ichneumonidae   Ophion sp.   Ichneumon       Compsocryptus sp.   Ichneumon       Netelia sp.   Ichneumon       Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon       Unknown sp.   Ichneumon    tenthredinidae   Unknown sp.   Common Sawfly diptera   syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    muscidae   Stomoxys calcitrans   Stable Fly       Neomyia cornicina   Fly       Lispe sp.   Predatory Fly       Unknown sp.   Fly    acroceridae   Acnaea sp.   Small-headed Fly    conopidae   Dalmannia vitiosa   Thick-headed Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Gymnoclytia sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Medetera sp.   Long-legged Fly    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge (galls)    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge       Ablabesmyia sp.   Midge    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    limoniidae   Symplecta cana   Crane Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail       Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Pediodectes haldemanii   Haldeman's Shieldback (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)       Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (adult & nymph) raphidioptera   Raphidiidae   Agulla bicolor   Snakefly neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs)       Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing    hemerobiidae   Micromus subanticus   Brown Lacewing    myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva) trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis inconspicua   Long-horned Caddisfly    philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly araneae   salticidae   Naphrys acerba   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Hypsosinga rubens   Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    amphinectidae   Metaltella simoni   Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider    theraphosidae   Aphonopelma sp.   Tarantula