Twenty-one participants completed this week's survey under warm, overcast conditions with a bit of rain. The wasp mimicking female Waved Light Fly shown below is a parasitoid of large scarab beetles. She will irritate a victim to make it fly, then lay an egg on its exposed body. The fly maggot eats the entire beetle in about two weeks, pupates in the hollow carcass, and emerges as an adult the following spring. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Coccinella septempunctata (seven-spotted lady beetle) photo by Katherine Daniels Agriotes insanus (click beetle) photo by Katherine Daniels Masticophis flagellum testaceus (western coachwhip) photo by Dwayne Mann Unknown sp. (meadow katydid nymph) photo by Joe Fernandes Melanoplus sp. (grasshopper nymph) photo by Val Bugh Hypselonotus punctiventris (coreid bug) photo by Dwayne Mann Enallagma civile (familiar bluet) photo by George Ward Bubo virginianus (great horned owl) photo by Bill Boyd Geococcyx californianus (greater roadrunner) photo by Annelia Williams Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth) photo by Bill Boyd Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm moth) photo by Beth Kirkhart Alypia octomaculata (eight-spotted forester) photo by Dwayne Mann Thyris sepulchralis (mournful thyris moth) photo by Dwayne Mann Vanessa atalanta (red admiral) photo by George Ward Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's blue, very worn) photo by Harriett Wolf Lasioglossum spp. (sweat bees: 2 different species) photo by Katherine Daniels Nomada sp. (cuckoo bee) photo by Julie Shaw Pyrgota undata (waved light fly) photo by Barbara Ribble Efferia sp. (robber fly) photo by Julie Shaw Vanessa cardui (painted lady larva) photo by Katherine Daniels Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 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) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Meadowlark (Sturnella sp.) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 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-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) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Nine-banded Armdillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum testaceus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Earthworm (Unknown sp.) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (larva)       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Burnsius philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Psaphida resumens   Figure-eight Sallow       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Megalographa biloba   Bilobed Looper Moth       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Morrisonia mucens   Gray Woodgrain       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Cerathosia tricolor   Moth       Emarginea percara   Beloved Emarginea       Acronicta tota   Dagger Moth       Acronicta afflicta   Afflicted Dagger       Acronicta brumosa   Charred Dagger       Acronicta vinnula   Delightful Dagger Moth       Acronicta clarescens   Clear Dagger Moth       Acronicta atristrigatus   Dagger Moth       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (adult & larva)       Charadra dispulsa   Moth       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Maliattha synochitis   Black-dotted Lithocodia       Catabena lineolata   Fine-lined Sallow       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester       Cucullia sp.   Moth       Peridroma saucia   Pearly Underwing (adult & larva)       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       Melipotis jucunda   Merry Melipotis       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth       Matigramma rubrosuffusa   Moth       Zale edusina   Moth       Zale calycanthata   Double-banded Zale    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth    notodontidae   Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent       Nerice bidentata   Double-toothed Prominent       Schizura errucata   Prominent       Paraeschra georgica   Georgian Prominent    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (adult & eggs)    geometridae   Phigalia strigataria   Small Phigalia       Phigalia titea   The Halfwing       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Cleora sublunaria   Double-lined Gray       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia       Eupithecia longidens   Moth       Eupithecia bolterii   Moth    nolidae   Meganola minuscula   Confused Meganola    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Pyrausta pseuderosnealis   Pyrausta Moth       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Eustixia pupula   Spotted Peppergrass Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Pseudexentera knudsoni   Leafroller Moth       Pseudexentera hodsoni   Leafroller Moth       Platynota nigrocervina   Platynota Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia rubidella   Moth       Dichomeris ligulella   Palmerworm Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    thyrididae   Thyris sepulchralis   Mournful Thyris Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia delliella   Ladder-backed Ethmia       Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth       Ethmia zelleriella   Zeller's Ethmia       Etmia hagenella   Ethmia Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug (larva)       Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth (adult & larva)    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    lacturidae   Lactura subfervens   Moth    gracillariidae   Acrocercops quinquistrigella   Moth       Povolnya quercinigrella   Moth    heliozelidae   Heliozela aesella   Shield-bearing Moth    unknown family   Unknown sp.   Moth (eggs) coleoptera   coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Anelaphus villosus   Twig Pruner    cantharidae   Ditemnus perforatus   Soldier Beetle       Rhagonycha lineola   Soldier Beetle    oedemeridae   Sparedrus aspersus   False Blister Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    cleridae   Monophylla terminata   Checkered Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle       Melalgus plicatus   Powder-post Beetle    elateridae   Agriotes insanus   Click Beetle       Unknown sp.   Click Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug (nymph)       Lopidea sp.   Plant Bug (nymph)       Dichaetocoris sp.   Plant Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Euschistus obscurus   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper       Eratoneura sp.   Leafhopper    membracidae   Stictocephala sp.   Treehopper    carsidaridae   Pachypsylla sp.   Hackberry Psyllid    kermesidae   Allokermes sp.   Gall-like Scale    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus texanus   Carpenter Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant    torymidae   Unknown sp.   Torymid Wasp    cynipidae   Odontocynips nebulosa   Gall Wasp       Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Ophion sp.   Ichneumon       Compsocryptus sp.   Ichneumon    pergidae   Acordulecera sp.   Sawfly    tenthredinidae   Unknown sp.   Common Sawfly diptera   syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Eupeodes volucris   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly    sarcophagidae   Sphenometopa sp.   Satellite Fly       Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    muscidae   Stomoxys calcitrans   Stable Fly       Coenosia sp.   Tiger Fly    asilide   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    pyrgotidae   Pyrgota undata   Waved Light Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Paradidyma singularis   Tachinid Fly    tephritidae   Dioxyna picciola   Fruit Fly    lauxaniidae   Melanomyza sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    milichiidae   Unknown sp.   Freeloader Fly    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Enallagma basidens   Double-striped Bluet    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Unknown sp.   Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Pediodectes haldemanii   Haldeman's Shieldback (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)       Arethaea ambulator   Walking Thread-legged Katydid (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (adult & nymph) isoptera   termitidae   Gnathamitermes sp.   Long-jawed Desert Termite neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing trichoptera   hydropsychidae   Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly    philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly araneae   oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    araneidae   Eustala cepina   Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider       Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider       Hogna carolinensis   Carolina Wolf Spider       Gladicosa pulchra   Wolf Spider    theraphosidae   Aphonopelma sp.   Tarantula