It was hot and sunny as a dozen volunteers contributed to this week's survey. Gray hairstreak caterpillars have a dorsal organ that produces honeydew to attract ants, which in turn will protect the larva from threats. In the image below, the ants expect to get their reward, but the caterpillar is either dead or nearly so, as the cocoons under its body were created by wasp grubs after feeding on the hairstreak's internal tissues. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Julie Shaw Vireo griseus (white-eyed vireo) photo by Beth Kirkhart Sphacophilus argutus (argid sawfly larva) photo by Julie Shaw Ceratulus spectabilis (common sawfly larvae) photo by Val Bugh Strymon melinus, Brachymyrmex patagonicus & Unknown sp. (gray hairstreak larva, rover ants & braconid wasp cocoons) photo by Joe Fernandes Pachydiplax longipennis (blue dasher) photo by Michael Knox Polistes dorsalis (paper wasp) photo by Julie Shaw Euodynerus pratensis (mason wasp) photo by Katherine Daniels Trichopoda lanipes (feather-legged fly) photo by Katherine Daniels Phasia sp. (tachinid fly) photo by Katherine Daniels Lithobates berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Beth Kirkhart Anolis carolinensis (green anole) photo by Beth Kirkhart Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis) photo by Val Bugh Sceloporus olivaceus & Stagmomantis carolina (Texas spiny lizard eating Carolina mantis) photo by Julie Shaw Atteva aurea (ailanthus webworm moth) photo by Linda Crabtree Papilio polyxenes (black swallowtail) photo by Bill Boyd Chlosyne lacinia (bordered patch) photo by Katherine Daniels Anthanassa texana (Texan crescent) photo by Julie Shaw Danaus plexippus (monarch) photo by Joe Fernandes Euphyes vestris (dun skipper) photo by Katherine Daniels Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Cattle-egret (Bubulcus ibis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat 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) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Misc.: Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Anthanassa texana   Texan Crescent       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail       Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak (adult & larva)       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       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Atalopedes huron   Huron Sachem       Wallengrenia otho   Southern Broken-dash       Amblyscirtes nysa   Nysa Roadside-skipper       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper    noctuidae   Tarache quadriplaga   Bird Dropping Moth       Amyna stricta   Eight-spot Moth       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth       Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Ozarba catilina   Moth       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth    arctiidae   Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth    notodontidae   Coelodasys errucata   Prominent       Paraeschra georgica   Georgian Prominent    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing       Dolba hyloeus   Pawpaw Sphinx    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Anavitrinella atristrigaria   Gulf Coast Gray       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Synchlora frondaria   Camouflaged Looper (larva)       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave    crambidae   Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (adult & larva)       Microtheoris vibicalis   Whip-marked Snout Moth       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Hymenia perspectalis   Spotted Beet Webworm Moth       Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Pyrausta tyralis   Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth       Pyrausta pseuderosnealis   Pyrausta Moth       Eoreuma densella   Wainscot Grass-veneer Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth    pyralidae   Adelphia petrella   Grass-veneer Moth       Alpheioides parvulalis   Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Hypsopygia olinalis   Yellow-fringed Dolichomia       Unknown sp.   Moth    tortricidae   Eumarozia malachitana   Sculptured Moth       Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Bactra verutana   Javelin Moth       Choristoneura houstonana   Juniper Budworm Moth       Crocidosema plebejana   Cotton Tipworm Moth       Platynota rostrana   Omnivorous Platynota Moth       Goditha bumeliana   Leafroller Moth       Rhopobota sp.   Moth       Platphalonidia magdalenae   Moth    gelechiidae   Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Anacampsis levipedella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth       Theisoa constrictella   Moth       Aristotelia corallina   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Pigritia sp.   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    cosmopterigidae   Obithome punctiferella   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus heppneri   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus piger   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Pachybrachis turbidus   Leaf Beetle       Oulema variabilis   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Paragrilus rugatulus   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Ataxia hubbardi   Longhorn Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    carabidae   Bembidion impotens   Ground Beetle       Selenophorus sp.   Ground Beetle    hydrophilidae   Berosus miles   Water Scavenger Beetle       Tropisternus lateralis   Water Scavenger Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    nitidulidae   Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle    staphylinidae   Stricticomus tobias   Antlike Flower Beetle    trogossitidae   Tenebroides laticollis   Bark-gnawing Beetle    hybosoridae   Hybosorus illigeri   Scavenger Scarab    scarabaeidae   Ataenius platensis   Aphodiine Dung Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug       Catorhintha texana   Coreid Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug (adult & nymph)       Ochrimnus mimulus   Seed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Cnemodus mavortius   Seed Bug (nymph)    tingidae   Gargaphia iridescens   Lace Bug (adult & nymph)    berytidae   Jalysus wickhami   Stilt Bug    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Oebalus pugnax   Rice Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Hamana manifesta   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper       Atanus sp.   Leafhopper       Chlorotettix necopinus   Leafhopper       Chlorotettix sp.   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Graminella sonora   Leafhopper       Graminella nigrifrons   Leafhopper       Curtara insularis   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    tropiduchidae   Dictyonissus griphus   Planthopper (nymph)    delphacidae   Tagosodes sp.   Planthopper    aphrophoridae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    clastopteridae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina cockerelli   Small Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Halictus sp.   Furrow Bee    megachilidae   Megachile exilis   Slender Resin Bee       Megachile policaris   Leafcutter Bee       Megachile sp.   Leafcutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Moth       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Euodynerus pratensis   Mason Wasp       Eumenes smithii   Potter Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    crabronidae   Bicyrtes quadrifasciata   Sand Wasp       Liris sp.   Cricket Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sphex texanus   Digger Wasp    pompilidae   Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant       Leptogenys elongata   Ant       Solenopsis sp.   Fire Ant       Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant    bethylidae   Unknown sp.   Bethylid Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp (pupa)    argidae   Sphacophilus argutus   Sawfly (larva)    tenthredinidae   Ceratulus spectabilis   Common Sawfly diptera   syrphidae   Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Palpada nr. furcata   Flower Fly       Toxomerus politus   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly       Neodiplocampta miranda   Bee Fly       Geron sp.   Bee Fly    asilidae   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm    tachinidae   Gymnoclytia sp.   Tachinid Fly       Trichopoda lanipes   Feather-legged Fly       Phasia sp.   Tachinid Fly       Archytas marmoratus   Tachinid Fly       Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Gonia sp.   Tachinid Fly       Peleteria sp.   Tachinid Fly       Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Tachytrechus sp.   Long-legged Fly       Pelastoneurus sp.   Long-legged Fly    sepsidae   Unknown sp.   Black Scavenger Fly    chironomidae   Chironomus sp.   Midge       Unknown sp.   Midge    limoniidae   Gonomyia sp.   Crane Fly       Unknown sp.   Crane Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Dythemis fugax   Checkered Setwing orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus sanguinipes   Migratory Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus punctulatus   Pinetree Grasshopper       Campylacantha olivacea   Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper (nymph)       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Hippiscus ocelote   Wrinkled Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Trachyrhachys kiowa   Kiowa Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (adult, larva & eggs) strepsiptera   stylopidae   Unknown sp.   Twisted-wing Parasite araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus pius   Jumping Spider       Habronattus cognatus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona oaxacensis   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    gnaphosidae   Gnaphosa sp.   Ground Spider