The weather was very cool and sunny as sixteen participants contributed to this week's survey. The ground beetle shown below, unlike the leaf and longhorn beetles, has fused elytra (wing covers) and no flight wings beneath them. Though it cannot fly, it has improved protection against crushing and dehydration. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Unknown sp. (braconid wasp) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Copestylum marginatum (flower fly) photo by Michael Knox Graphomya sp. (fly) photo by Val Bugh Musca domestica (house fly) photo by Linda Crabtree Vanessa virginiensis (American lady) photo by David Cook Vanessa cardui (painted lady) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Colias eurytheme (orange sulphurs: female & male) photo by Beth Kirkhart Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur) photo by Katherine Daniels Panoquina ocola (ocola skipper) photo by Katherine Daniels Hypselonotus punctiventris (coreid bug) photo by Katherine Daniels Homaemus proteus (shield bug) photo by Katherine Daniels Pasimachus californicus (ground beetle) photo by Val Bugh Diachus auratus (bronze leaf beetle) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Sphaenothecus bilineatus (longhorn beetle) photo by Katherine Daniels Phidippus pruinosus (jumping spider) photo by Val Bugh Gnathamitermes sp. (long-jawed desert termites) photo by Beth Kirkhart Sympetrum corruptum (variegated meadowhawk) photo by Michael Knox Thryothorus ludovicianus (Carolina wren) photo by David Cook Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Bill Boyd Sialia sialis (eastern bluebird) photo by George Ward Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) Mammals: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles & Fish: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Texas Patchnose Snake (Salvadora grahamiae lineata) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Crested Millipede (Abacion texense) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Water Mite (Arrenurus sp.), larvae on damselfly Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Anthanassa texana   Texan Crescent       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Burnsius philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Atalopedes huron   Huron Sachem       Panoquina ocola   Ocola Skipper    erebidae   Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth    arctiidae   Cisseps fulvicollis   Yellow-collared Scape Moth    geometridae   Pleuroprucha insulsaria   Common Tan Wave (adult & larva)    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus    zygaenidae   Harrisina coracina   Grapeleaf Skeletonizer (larva)    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Diachus auratus   Bronze Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Sphaenothecus bilineatus   Longhorn Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta pensylvanica   Black Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Blapstinus sp.   Darkling Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle (larva) hemiptera   coreidae   Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Liorhyssus hyalinus   Hyaline Grass Bug    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug    scutelleridae   Homaemus proteus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela homoptera   cicadellidae   Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper    pseudococcidae   Unknown sp.   Mealybug    aphididae   Uroleucon sp.   Aphid    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Mining Bee    halictidae   Halictus ligatus   Furrow Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leafcutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp       Euodynerus crypticus   Mason Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Forelius mccooki   Ant    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Palpada pusilla   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Helophilus fasciatus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Hemipenthes scylla   Bee Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    muscidae   Musca domestica   House Fly       Neomyia cornicina   Fly       Graphomya sp.   Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    culicidae   Ochlerotatus sp.   Mosquito odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Argia funebris   Springwater Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    lestidae   Lestes australis   Southern Spreadwing    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus bispinosus   Two-spined Spur-throated Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus sanguinipes   Migratory Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Syrbula montezuma   Montezuma's Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing       Hippiscus ocelote   Wrinkled Grasshopper       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Pediodectes bruneri   Bruner Shieldback    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (adult & nymph)       Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (nymph) isoptera   termitidae   Gnathamitermes sp.   Long-jawed Desert Termite neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (larva) strepsiptera   stylopidae   Unknown sp.   Twisted-wing Parasite araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper       Phidippus pruinosus   Jumping Spider       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx       Oxyopes sp.   Lynx Spider    corinnidae   Falconina gracilis   Ant-mimic Spider    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider       Unknown sp.   Wolf Spider