The weather was cool and drizzly turning sunny in the afternoon as fifteen volunteers completed this week's survey. A majority of moths are nocturnal and must avoid predators during the daylight hours while they are not active. Camouflage wing patterns work well as long as the insect remains still and is perched on a suitable background, as shown in two examples of moths shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Odocoileus virinianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Beth Kirkhart Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) photo by Michael Knox Euparyphus sp. (soldier fly) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Unknown sp. & Acanthocephala terminalis (leaf beetle & coreid bug eggs) photo by Vince VanderHeijden & Michael Knox top left to bottom right: Corimelaena sp. (ebony bug), Megamelus sp. (planthopper), Coscinoptera aeneipennis (leaf beetle), Halticotoma valida (yucca plant bug), Smicronyx lineolatus (weevil), Lipoptena mazamae (neotropical deer ked) photo by Dave Christie, Val Bugh, Katherine Daniels, Dave Christie, Vince VanderHeijden & Val Bugh Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm) photo by Joe Fernandes Setophaga petechia (yellow warbler) photo by Bill Boyd Myiarchus cinerascens (ash-throated flycatcher) photo by Beth Kirkhart Contopus cooperi (olive-sided flycatcher) photo by George Ward Contopus virens (eastern wood-pewee) photo by Beth Kirkhart Empidonax minimus (least flycatcher) photo by Beth Kirkhart Myiarchus crinitus (great crested flycatcher) photo by Beth Kirkhart Tyrannus tyrannus (eastern kingbird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Tyrannus verticalis (western kingbird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Archilochus colubris (ruby-throated hummingbird) photo by Bill Boyd Pachydiplax longipennis (blue dasher & exuviae) photo by Dave Christie Iridopsis ephyraria (pale-winged gray) photo by Samantha Lyons Psamatodes abydata (dot-lined angle) photo by David Cook Gordius terrestris (terrestrial horsehair worm) photo by Val Bugh Lema sp. (leaf beetle larva) photo by Katherine Daniels Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Western Cattle-egret (Bubulcus ibis) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Misc.: Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Gall Mite (Unknown sp.) Milk Snail (Otala lactea) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Terrestrial Horsehair Worm (Gordius terrestris) Asian Jumping Worm (Amynthas agrestis) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (larva)       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Kricogonia lyside   Lyside Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail (larva)    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing    noctuidae   Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Bagisara rectifascia   Straight-lined Mallow Moth (larva)       Chloridea virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)       Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm (adult & larva)       Unknown sp.   Moth    erebidae   Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Melipotis indomita   Moth       Melipotis jucunda   Merry Melipotis       Lesmone hinna   Owlet Moth       Hypena minualis   Moth       Metria amella   Live Oak Metria    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)       Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth       Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth       Pygarctia lorula   Tiger Moth    notodontidae   Heterocampa astartoides   Prominent    sphingidae   Sphinx vanbuskirki   Sphinx Moth    geometridae   Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Iridopsis ephyraria   Pale-winged Gray       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper (adult & larva)       Synchlora frondaria   Camouflaged Looper (larva)       Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Cyclophora nanaria   Dwarf Tawny Wave (larva)       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Pimaphera sparsaria   Moth    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Pyrausta volupialis   Pyrausta Moth       Pyrausta tyralis   Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Microtheoris vibicalis   Whip-marked Snout Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Desmia subdivisalis   Moth (larva)       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Adelphia petrella   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth (adult & larva)    tortricidae   Archips georgiana   Leafroller Moth       Archips semiferanus   Oak Leafroller Moth       Ancylis comptana   Strawberry Leafroller Moth       Epiblema abruptana   Leafroller Moth       Epiblema chromata   Leafroller Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia rubidella   Moth       Aristotelia corallina   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Battaristis concinnusella   Moth       Chionodes trichostola   Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia sp.   Ethmia Moth (larva)    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha ochrella   Agarita Slug Moth (adult, larva & pupa)       Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth (larva & pupa)    cosmopterigidae   Stilbosis sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia sp.   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    momphidae   Mompha albocapitella   Mompha Moth       Mompha sp.   Mompha Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    gracillariidae   Parornix sp.   Moth       Phyllonorycter sp.   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus mortipennella   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus texanella   Texas Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diachus auratus   Bronze Leaf Beetle       Coscinoptera aeneipennis   Leaf Beetle       Lema sp.   Leaf Beetle (larva)       Cryptocephalus notatus   Leaf Beetle       Brachypnoea sp.   Leaf Beetle       Systena hudsonias   Flea Beetle       Unknown sp.   Leaf Beetle (eggs)    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer    dermestidae   Cryptorhopalum reversum   Dermestid Beetle    melyridae   Chaetocoelus setosus   Soft-winged Flower Beetle    mordellidae   Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    meloidae   Nemognatha sp.   Blister Beetle    scarabaeidae   Euphoria kernii   Flower Scarab       Trichiotinus texanus   Texas Flower Scarab    cantharidae   Rhagonycha hirticula   Soldier Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    curculionidae   Anthonomus fulvus   Weevil       Odontocorynus sp.   Weevil       Smicronyx lineolatus   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & eggs)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)    rhyparochromidae   Froeschneria piligera   Seed Bug    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug (nymph)       Xyonysius californicus   Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug       Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug    berytidae   Jalysus wickhami   Stilt Bug    miridae   Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Lopidea confluenta   Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Poecilocapsus lineatus   Four-lined Plant Bug       Parthenicus juniperi   Plant Bug       Phytocoris nigricollis   Plant Bug       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug       Neurocolpus sp.   Plant Bug       Taedia sp.   Plant Bug       Plagiognathus politus   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin       Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (adult & nymph)       Zelus sp.   Assassin Bug (eggs)    anthocoridae   Orius sp.   Minute Pirate Bug (nymph)    thyreocoridae   Corimelaena sp.   Ebony Bug    pentatomidae   Thyanta custator   Stink Bug (nymph)       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela (adult & nymph)       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Agalliopsis cervina   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Stirellus bicolor   Leafhopper       Cetexa sp.   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (adult & nymph)    cixiidae   Oecleus sp.   Planthopper    issidae   Fowlerium acutum   Planthopper    membracidae   Tortistilus inermis   Treehopper       Tortistilus abnorma   Treehopper    delphacidae   Megamelus sp.   Planthopper    clastopteridae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug (adult & nymph)    flatidae   Flatormenis saucia   Planthopper    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid       Macrosiphum sp.   Aphid       Unknown sp.   Woolly Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee    sphecidae   Chalybion zimmermanni   Blue Mud Dauber    crabronidae   Tachytes sp.   Digger Wasp    vespidae   Euodynerus hidalgo   Mason Wasp    formicidae   Leptogenys elongata   Ant (male)       Labidus coecus   Army Ant (male)       Unknown sp.   Ant (alate)    cynipidae   Belonocnema kinseyi   Gall Wasp    ichneumonidae   Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon       Unknown sp.   Ichneumon    braconidae   Aleiodes politiceps   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    argidae   Sphacophilus argutus   Sawfly diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    stratiomyidae   Euparyphus sp.   Soldier Fly    muscidae   Coenosia sp.   Tiger Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    hippoboscidae   Lipoptena mazamae   Neotropical Deer Ked    lauxaniidae   Unknown sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    tephritidae   Tomoplagia obliqua   Fruit Fly       Dioxyna picciola   Fruit Fly       Eutreta sp.   Fruit Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly       Sphenometopa sp.   Satellite Fly    ceratopogonidae   Forcipomyia sp.   Biting Midge    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito odonata   libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher (adult & exuviae) orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus sanguinipes   Migratory Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus sp.   Spurthroated Grasshopper (nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper (nymph)       Paraidemona sp.   Spurthroated Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria (nymph)       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)    tettigoniidae   Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Amblycorypha huasteca   Texas False Katydid       Conocephalus sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus varicornis   Fast-calling Tree Cricket (nymph)       Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph)    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper (adult & nymph) neuroptera   coniopterygidae   Unknown sp.   Dustywing araneae   araneidae   Neoscona oaxacensis   Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Mangora placida   Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver