Fourteen volunteers completed this week's survey as the weather quickly changed from cool and cloudy to hot and sunny. Recent research has shown that some crane fly wing interference patterns, visible as the iridescence on the specimen shown below, are a stable species specific morphological character that may play a role in sexual and natural selection. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Pelegrina galathea & Hebata sp. (peppered jumper eating leafhopper) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Ischnura posita & Unknown sp. (fragile forktail eating planthopper) photo by Val Bugh Lestes australis (southern spreadwing) photo by Deana Dossey Amblyscirtes nysa (nysa roadside-skipper) photo by Michael Knox Burnsius philetas (desert checkered-skipper) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Clastoptera xanthocephala (sunflower spittlebug) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Hyalymenus tarsatus (Texas bow-legged bug) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Hypselonotus punctiventris (coreid bug: nymph & adult) photo by Joe Fernandes & Vince VanderHeijden Mozena lunata (mesquite bug: mature & teneral) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Nephrotoma sp. (tiger crane fly) photo by Val Bugh Leucospis affinis (leucospid wasp) photo by Deana Dossey Camponotus texanus & Hemiargus sp. (carpenter ant & blue larva) photo by Mika Geiger Vireo griseus (white-eyed vireo) photo by George Ward Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal) photo by George Ward Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal bathing) photo by Beth Kirkhart Sturnella neglecta (western meadowlark) photo by George Ward Thryothorus ludovicianus (Carolina wren) photo by Beth Kirkhart Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's hawk) photo by Bill Boyd Epicauta immaculata (blister beetle) photo by Deana Dossey Opheodrys aestivus (rough green snake) photo by Mika Geiger Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Common Raven (Crovus corax) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) 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), tracks & fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Misc.: Water Mite (Unknown sp.), larvae on midge Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.), dormant Milk Snail (Otala lactea), dormant Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Anthanassa texana   Texan Crescent    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus sp.   Blue (larva)       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Burnsius philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper       Amblyscirtes nysa   Nysa Roadside-skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Atalopedes huron   Huron Sachem       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling    noctuidae   Tripudia luxuriosa   Moth       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth    erebidae   Phyprosopus callitrichoides   Curve-lined Owlet       Eublemma recta   Moth       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth    arctiidae   Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth       Cisthene unifascia   Lichen Moth       Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth       Lycomorpha pholus   Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth       Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes (larva)       Spilosoma virginica   Virginian Tiger Moth (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray (larva)       Euacidalia sp.   Moth       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Microtheoris vibicalis   Whip-marked Snout Moth       Glaphyria sesquistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Mimoschinia rufofascialis   Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth       Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Unknown sp.   Moth    pyralidae   Adelphia petrella   Moth       Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Bandera binotella   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Peoria bipartitella   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Pelochrista salaciana   Leafroller Moth       Platphalonidia magdalenae   Moth    gelechiidae   Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Anacampsis conclusella   Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Polyhymno new sp. 2   Moth       Recurvaria sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Pigritia sp.   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth       Scythris fuscicomella   Moth    autostichidae   Taygete attributella   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole tripunctella   Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    cosmopterigidae   Teladoma sp.   Moth    nepticulidae   Stigmella sp.   Pygmy Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus heppneri   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Diachus auratus   Bronze Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Hyperaspis trifurcata   Lady Beetle       Psyllobora renifer   Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    carabidae   Bembidion impotens   Ground Beetle       Notiobia sp.   Ground Beetle       Harpalus sp.   Ground Beetle    elateridae   Glyphonyx sp.   Click Beetle    throscidae   Trixagus chevrolati   Small False Click Beetle    cryptophagidae   Cryptophagus sp.   Silken Fungus Beetle    anthicidae   Stricticomus tobias   Antlike Flower Beetle       Notoxus monodon   Antlike Flower Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil       Smicronyx sp.   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug       Catorhintha texana   Coreid Bug       Catorhintha mendica   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Chelinidea tabulata   Opuntia Bug       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug (adult & nymph)    rhyparochromidae   Neopamera bilobata   Seed Bug       Pseudopamera setosa   Seed Bug       Myodocha serripes   Long-necked Seed Bug       Ptochiomera nodosa   Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug       Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Parthenicus juniperi   Plant Bug       Reuteroscopus ornatus   Plant Bug    scutelleridae   Diolcus chrysorrhoeus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Piezodorus guildinii   Red-banded Stink Bug       Mecidea major   Grass Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Erasmoneura vulnerata   Leafhopper       Acinopterus sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Eratoneura sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Hebata sp.   Leafhopper       Atanus sp.   Leafhopper       Stragania robusta   Leafhopper       Curtara insularis   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Balclutha rubrostriata   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    delphacidae   Liburniella ornata   Planthopper       Pissonotus piceus   Planthopper       Pissonotus sp.   Planthopper       Tagosodes orizicolus   Rice Delphacid       Sogatella kolophon   Planthopper       Metadelphax propinqua   Planthopper    aphrophoridae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    clastopteridae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug (adult & nymph)    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       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Mining Bee       Andrena reflexa   Mining Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Coelioxys sp.   Parasitic Leafcutter Bee       Megachile policaris   Leafcutter Bee       Megachile sp.   Leafcutter Bee       Heriades sp.   Resin Bee       Dianthidium sp.   Resin Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Euodynerus crypticus   Mason Wasp       Parancistrocerus minimoferus   Mason Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket    crabronidae   Astata sp.   Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    pompilidae   Notocyphus dorsalis   Spider Wasp       Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp       Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Pseudomyrmex ejectus   Twig Ant       Pseudomyrmex gracilis   Twig Ant       Camponotus texanus   Carpenter Ant       Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant       Unknown sp.   Ant    eupelmidae   Metapelma sp.   Wasp    leucospidae   Leucospis affinis   Leucospid Wasp    cynipidae   Belonocnema kinseyi   Gall Wasp (gall)       Disholcaspis cinerosa   Mealy Oak Gall (gall)    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Callihormius sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Eupeodes americanus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly       Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly       Poecilognathus sp.   Bee Fly       Hemipenthes scylla   Bee Fly       Poecilanthrax lucifer   Bee Fly       Anthrax irroratus   Bee Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    tachinidae   Phytomyptera sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly       Chrysotus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly       Tomoplagia obliqua   Fruit Fly    limoniidae   Gonomyia sp.   Crane Fly       Erioptera sp.   Crane Fly       Unknown sp.   Crane Fly    tipulidae   Nephrotoma sp.   Tiger Crane Fly    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge    ceratopogonidae   Dasyhelea sp.   Biting Midge    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Argia funebris   Springwater Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail       Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail       Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail    lestidae   Lestes australis   Southern Spreadwing    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner    libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags       Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk 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       Campylacantha olivacea   Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper       Phaedrotettix dumicola   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Orphulella speciosa   Pasture Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing       Hippiscus ocelote   Wrinkled Grasshopper       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis    thespidae   Oligonicella scudderi   Scudder's Mantis neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (egg & larva)    hemerobiidae   Sympherobius barberi   Brown Lacewing trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis inconspicua   Long-horned Caddisfly       Triaenodes sp.   long-horned Caddisfly    hydropsychidae   Potamyia flava   Netspinning Caddisfly       Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly       Smicridea fasciatella   Netspinning Caddisfly    glossosomatidae   Unknown sp.   Saddle Case-maker Caddisfly embioptera   oligotomidae   Oligotoma sp.   Webspinner ephemeroptera   baetidae   Callibaetis ferrugineus   Small Minnow Mayfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus texanus   Texas Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha elongata   Longjawed Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Hogna antelucana   Wolf Spider