It was another hot and sunny morning as six volunteers completed this week's survey. The odd-looking ensign wasp shown below is named for the way it holds its tiny abdomen like a flag. This small wasp does not sting and its larvae feed on the eggs of cockroaches. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis) photo by Val Bugh Strategus aloeus (ox beetle) photo by Val Bugh Alaus lusciosus (click beetle) photo by Val Bugh Podisus maculiventris (predatory stink bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Proxys punctulatus (black stink bug) photo by Val Bugh Diolcus chrysorrhoeus (shield bug) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (vinegar fly) photo by Val Bugh Dianthidium sp. (resin bee) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (mason wasp) photo by Val Bugh Evania appendigaster (ensign wasp) photo by Val Bugh Microcentrum rhombifolium (greater angle-wing) photo by Val Bugh Scudderia furcata (fork-tailed bush katydid nymph) photo by Val Bugh Schistocerca nitens (gray bird grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Syrbula montezuma (Montezuma's grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Erythemis simplicicollis (eastern pondhawk, male) photo by Val Bugh Cochylis caulocatax (moth) photo by Val Bugh Lobocleta peralbata (white wave) photo by Val Bugh Danaus plexippus (monarch) photo by Val Bugh Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillaries mating) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Reptiles: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange    riodinidae   Calephelis perditalis   Rounded Metalmark    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's blue       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak    papilionidae   Battus philenors   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Phytometra orgiae   Moth       Sigela penumbrata   Stippled Sigela Moth    arctiidae   Hypoprepia miniata   Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth    geometridae   Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave    crambidae   Microtheoris vibicalis   Moth    pyralidae   Parachma ochracealis   Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth    tortricidae   Cochylis caulocatax   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga obscuromaculella   Moth    xyloryctidae   Neoscythris fissirostris   Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle    scarabaeidae   Strategus aloeus   Ox Beetle    elateridae   Alaus lusciosus   Click Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Leptoglossus sp.   Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)       Leptoglossus clypealis   Leaf-footed Bug       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug (adult & nymph)    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Emesaya brevipennis   Thread-legged Bug (nymph)    scutelleridae   Diolcus chrysorrhoeus   Shield Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Podisus maculiventris   Predatory Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia parva   Planthopper (nymph)    cicadidae   Tibicen texanus   Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa parkinsoniae   Large Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Dianthidium sp.   Resin Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Paper Wasp       Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp       Unknown sp.   Mason Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket    sphecidae   Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp    evaniidae   Evania appendigaster   Ensign Wasp    pteromalidae   Unknown sp.   Pteromalid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Anthrax sp.   Bee Fly    asilidae   Hadrokolos texanus   Robber Fly    tachinidae   Xanthomelanodes sp.   Tachinid Fly    drosophilidae   Unknown sp.   Vinegar Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail       Argia translata   Dusky Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner orthoptera   acrididae   Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Trimerotropis maritima   Seaside Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Syrbula montezuma   Montezuma's Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca sp.   Bird Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Microcentrum rhombifolium   Greater Angle-wing    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph) mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (adult & nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs)    ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver    salticidae   Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper