This week's survey was conducted by fifteen volunteers under warm, cloudy, breezy conditions. Diurnal moths often mimic insects that have more defenses against predators, such as wasps. Aposematic (warning) coloration is part of the disguise, but wings held out in a wasp-like position enhance the effect. See three examples below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Chrysomya megacephala (oriental latrine fly) photo by Joe Fernandes Chrysomya rufifacies (hairy maggot blow fly) photo by Beth Kirkhart Cochliomyia macellaria (secondary screwworm) photo by Mika Geiger Copestylum mexicanum (black flower fly) photo by George Ward Archytas sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Mika Geiger Coenosia sp. (tiger fly) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Unknown sp. (flesh fly) photo by Michael Knox Mecaphesa sp. & Unknown sp. (crab spider eating flesh fly) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus audax (bold jumper) photo by Mika Geiger Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal) photo by Yvonne Karnath Sialia sialis (eastern blue bird) photo by George Ward Haemorhous mexicanus (house finch) photo by Yvonne Karnath Melanchroia chephise (white-tipped black) photo by Mika Geiger Harrisina coracina (grapeleaf skeletonizer moth) photo by Mika Geiger Horama panthalon (Texas wasp moth) photo by Mika Geiger Eupithecia miserulata (common eupithecia larva) photo by Val Bugh Magusa divaricata (orbed narrow-wing larva) photo by Val Bugh Melanoplus femurrubrum (red-legged grasshopper ovipositing) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Arilus cristatus & Polistes dorsalis (wheel bug eating paper wasp) photo by Joe Fernandes Anolis carolinensis (green anole molting) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 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) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 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 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 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 Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), siren induced howling Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Reptiles: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Misc.: Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) 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 virginiensis   American Lady       Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout    pieridae   Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Amyna stricta   Eight-spot Moth       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Spodoptera exigua   Beet Armyworm moth       Mythimna unipuncta   Armyworm Moth       Spragueia guttata   Spotted Spragueia Moth       Agrotis malefida   Rascal Dart       Magusa divaricata   Orbed Narrow-wing (larva)    erebidae   Hypena scabra   Green Cloverworm Moth       Caenurgina erechtea   Forage Looper Moth    arctiidae   Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth       Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth       Horama panthalon   Texas Wasp Moth    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Scopula umbilicata   Swag-lined Wave       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia (larva)       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave (larva)       Melanchroia chephise   White-tipped Black       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave    crambidae   Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Lineodes interrupta   Moth       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Peoria bipartitella   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Epiblema abruptana   Leafroller Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    carposinidae   Carposina ottawana   Peach Fruitworm Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    zygaenidae   Harrisina coracina   Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Mimosestes amicus   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Hyperaspis trifurcata   Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Oncideres cingulata   Twig Girdler       Styloxus fulleri   Longhorn Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Eleodes fusiformis   Desert Stink Beetle       Eleodes tricostata   Desert Stink Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta pensylvanica   Black Blister Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Carabus finitimus   Ground Beetle    scarabaeidae   Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle       Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites eximius   Flower Weevil    curculionidae   Hypera postica   Alfalfa Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Leptoglossus clypealis   Leaf-footed Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Chelinidea tabulata   Opuntia Bug       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    rhopalidae   Liorhyssus hyalinus   Hyaline Grass Bug       Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug       Jadera haematoloma   Red-shouldered Bug    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Phytocoris mcivor   Plant Bug       Phytocoris nigricollis   Plant Bug       Eurychilopterella brunneata   Plant Bug       Dichaetocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Dichrooscytus sp.   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (nymph)       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Tylospilus acutissimus   Predatory Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Prairiana sp.   Leafhopper       Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper       Empoasca fabae   Potato Leafhopper       Osbornellus filamentus   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Curtara insularis   Leafhopper       Chlorotettix sp.   Leafhopper       Gyponana sp.   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    carsidaridae   Pachypsylla sp.   Hackberry Psyllid    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    halictidae   Agapostemon sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp       Entypus sp.   Spider Wasp       Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Pheidole sp.   Big-headed Ant       Unknown sp.   Ant    cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    dryinidae   Unknown sp.   Pincer Wasp    diapriidae   Trichopria sp.   Torymid Wasp    eurytomidae   Unknown sp.   Eurytomid Wasp    scelionidae   Unknown sp.   Scelionid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Compsocryptus texensis   Ichneumon    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum mexicanum   Black Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Eupeodes americanus   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly    asilidae   Polacantha sp.   Robber Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    muscidae   Coenosia sp.   Tiger Fly       Stomoxys calcitrans   Stable Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Trichopoda lanipes   Feather-legged Fly       Trichopoda pennipes   Feather-legged Fly       Paradidyma sp.   Tachinid Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly       Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm       Chrysomya rufifacies   Hairy Maggot Blow Fly       Chrysomya megacephala   Oriental Latrine Fly       Phormia regina   Black Blow Fly    milichiidae   Desmometopa sp.   Freeloader Fly    ulidiidae   Notogramma purpuratum   Picture-winged Fly    lauxaniidae   Unknown sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    drosophilidae   Scaptomyza sp.   Vinegar Fly    culicidae   Unknown sp.   Mosquito    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   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       Campylacantha olivacea   Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Syrbula montezuma   Montezuma's Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket isoptera   termitidae   Tenuirostritermes cinereus   Nasute Termite       Gnathamitermes sp.   Long-jawed Desert Termite blattodea   corydiidae   Arenivaga tonkawa   Sand Roach neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing    mantispidae   Leptomantispa pulchella   Mantisfly mecoptera   panorpidae   Panorpa nuptialis   Scorpionfly psocoptera   psocidae   Loensia moesta   Barklouse araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper    araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider (eggs)    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    gnaphosidae   Unknown sp.   Ground Spider    filistatidae   Kukulcania hibernalis   Southern House Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider       Pisaurina mira   Nursery Web Spider    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider       Hogna sp.   Wolf Spider