Twenty volunteers contributed to this week's survey under cool, sunny conditions. The digger bee shown below has an exceptionally long tongue. Although bees usually rest on the flowers while eating nectar (see the leaf-cutter below), Anthophora species sometimes hover instead. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Mecaphesa sp. & Psellidotus sp. (crab spider eating soldier fly) photo by Katherine Daniels Pontia protodice (checkered white larva) photo by Julie Shaw Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur) photo by Julie Shaw Hylephila phyleus (fiery skipper) photo by Barbara Ribble Atalopedes campestris (sachem) photo by Harriett Wolf Vanessa virginiensis (American lady) photo by David Cook Vanessa cardui (painted lady) photo by David Cook Vanessa atalanta (red admirals) photo by Dwayne Mann Archips argyrospila (teneral fruit tree leafroller moth drying its wings) photo by Lisa Audiffred & Val Bugh Lithacodes fasciola (yellow-shouldered slug moth) photo by Val Bugh Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by George Ward Falco sparverius (American kestrel) photo by Annelia Williams Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Dendrocygna autumnalis (black-bellied whistling-duck) photo by George Ward Batyle ignicollis & Mordellistena cervicalis (longhorn beetle & tumbling flower beetle) photo by Beth Kirkhart Sympetrum corruptum (variegated meadowhawk) photo by Beth Kirkhart Libellula saturata (flame skimmer) photo by Bill Boyd Anthophora californica (digger bee) photo by Katherine Daniels Megachile sp. (leaf-cutter bee, male) photo by Katherine Daniels Rainieria antennaepes (stilt-legged fly) photo by Michael Knox Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) 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) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Purple Martin (Progne subis) 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) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), fresh digging Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Redstripe Ribbon Snake) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Pollen Mite (Balaustium sp.) Water Mite (Arrenurus sp.), on damselfly Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus plexippus   Monarch (adult & larva)       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (adult & larva)       Phyciodes vesta   Vesta Crescent       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye (adult & larva)       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Pontia protodice   Checkered White (adult & larva)    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila (adult & larva)       Abrostola microvalis   Moth       Acronicta vinnula   Delightful Dagger (larva)       Alypia octomaculata   Eight-spotted Forester (larva)       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Peridroma saucia   Pearly Underwing       Trichoplusia ou   Ni Moth       Chloridea virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm (larva)    erebidae   Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Bulia deducta   Moth       Metria amella   Live Oak Metria (larva)       Zale sp.   Moth (larva)    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)    nolidae   Meganola minuscula   Confused Meganola (larva)    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)       Hyles lineata   White-lined Sphinx    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)       Hemileuca peigleri   Texas Buck Moth (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia colorata   Creosote Moth       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Costaconvexa centrostrigaria   Bent-line Carpet       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave (larva)       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    crambidae   Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Pyrausta pseuderosnealis   Pyrausta Moth       Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Hymenia perspectalis   Spotted Beet Webworm Moth       Desmia subdivisalis   Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Myelopsis alatella   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Ephestiodes mignonella   Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Archips argyrospila   Fruit Tree Leafroller    gelechiidae   Aristotelia elegantella   Elegant Aristotelia       Dichomeris ligulella   Palmerworm Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth       Gnorimoschema saphirinella   Moth       Sinoe chambersi   Moth    limacodidae   Lithacodes fasciola   Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Hypatopa punctiferella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    coleophoridae   Coleophora sp.   Moth    cosmopterigidae   Periploca sp.   Moth       Obithome punctiferella   Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia sp.   Ethmia Moth (larva)       Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    scythrididae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Brachypnoea sp.   Leaf Beetle       Blepharida rhois   Sumac Leaf Beetle (larva)       Xanthonia sp.   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (adult & larva)       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle (larva & pupa)       Unknown sp.   Lady Beetle (pupa)    buprestidae   Acmaeodera neglecta   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Euderces reichei   Longhorn Beetle       Rhopalophora longipes   Longhorn Beetle       Batyle ignicollis   Longhorn Beetle    carabidae   Cyclotrachelus substriatus   Ground Beetle    cantharidae   Malthinus occipitalis   Soldier Beetle       Chauliognathus scutellaris   Soldier Beetle    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    oedemeridae   Heliocis repanda   False Blister Beetle    dermestidae   Anthrenus verbasci   Carpet Beetle    melyridae   Attalus circumsriptus   Soft-winged Flower Beetle       Attalus sp.   Soft-winged Flower Beetle    melandryidae   Osphya varians   False Darkling Beetle    scarabaeidae   Euphoria kernii   Flower Scarab       Euphoria sepulcralis   Spangled Flower Beetle    attelabidae   Himatolabus pubescens   Leaf Roller Weevil    curculionidae   Rhinocyllus conicus   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug       Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug       Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    miridae   Lopidea major   Plant Bug       Lopidea sp.   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Tropidosteptes quercicola   Plant Bug       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper       Neurocolpus sp.   Plant Bug       Oncerometopus nigriclavus   Plant Bug       Prepops sp.   Plant Bug       Hamatophylus guttulosus   Plant Bug       Deraeocoris sayi   Plant Bug       Mexicomiris texanus   Plant Bug       Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin    cydnidae   Sehirus cinctus   Burrowing Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Extrusanus ovatus   Leafhopper    aphrophoridae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug (nymph)    triozidae   Baeoalitriozus diospyri   Persimmon Psyllid    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Anthophora californica   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Brachymelecta californica   Cuckoo Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Augochlora pura   Green Sweat Bee    andrenidae   Andrena sp.   Mining Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp       Unknown sp.   Mason Wasp    crabronidae   Cerceris sp.   Wasp    pompilidae   Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant    cynipidae   Amphibolips sp.   Oak Apple (gall)       Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Compsocryptus sp.   Ichneumon    tenthredinidae   Periclista sp.   Common Sawfly (larva) diptera   syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Unknown sp.   Flower Fly (larva)    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly       Poecilanthrax lucifer   Bee Fly    therevidae   Ozodiceromyia sp.   Stiletto Fly    muscidae   Neomyia cornicina   Fly    stratiomyidae   Psellidotus sp.   Soldier Fly       Odontomyia sp.   Soldier Fly    asilidae   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia cuprina   Bronze Bottle Fly    tachinidae   Trichopoda sp.   Feather-legged Fly       Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Peleteria sp.   Tachinid Fly       Leucostoma sp.   Tachinid Fly       Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    scathophagidae   Scathophaga stercoraria   Golden Dung Fly    micropezidae   Rainieria antennaepes   Stilt-legged Fly    tephritidae   Trupanea sp.   Fruit Fly    empididae   Empis sp.   Dance Fly    lauxaniidae   Neodeceia sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    agromyzidae   Unknown sp.   Leaf-miner Fly    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    culicidae   Culex tarsalis   Western Ecephalitis Mosquito    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge       Unknown sp.   Midge    tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk       Libellula saturata   Flame Skimmer orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (adult & nymph)       Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Amblycorypha huasteca   Texas False Katydid (nymph)       Paracyrtophyllus robustus   Truncated True Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing (larva)       Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing trichoptera   philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly thysanoptera   aeolothripidae   Aeolothrips sp.   Predatory Thrips psocoptera   psocidae   Hyalopsocus striatus   Barklouse araneae   araneidae   Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver    salticidae   Naphrys pulex   Jumping Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider