It was warm and mostly cloudy as eight participants completed this week's survey. The lady beetle shown below might look a bit pale; it has just emerged (eclosed) from its pupa. Its flight wings are still soft and can be seen protruding below the wing covers. The black legs visible under the empty pupa shell (exuviae) are part of the larval skin that was shed days ago when the beetle pupated. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Aphelocoma californica (western scrub-jay) photo by Harriett Wolf Chondestes grammacus (lark sparrow) photo by Barbara Ribble Archilochus colubris (ruby-throated hummingbird with pollen on its beak!) photo by Harriett Wolf Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus (redstripe ribbon snake) photo by Linda Chayra Epiptera fusca (achilid planthopper) photo by Val Bugh Entylia carinata (treehopper next to its eggs) photo by Val Bugh Triatoma sp. (kissing bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Hippodamia convergens (convergent lady beetle & exuviae) photo by Val Bugh Mecas marginella (longhorn beetle) photo by Val Bugh Chrysobothris sp. (metallic woodborer) photo by Val Bugh Phaedon desotonis (coreopsis leaf beetle, larva & adult) photo by Val Bugh Ischnura hastata (citrine forktail) photo by Val Bugh Chrysoperla sp. (green lacewing) photo by Val Bugh Lineodes interrupta (moth) photo by Val Bugh Azenia obtusa (obtuse yellow) photo by Val Bugh Hadena capsularis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Pyrausta inornatalis (inornate pyrausta moth) photo by Val Bugh Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's blue) photo by Val Bugh Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis nymph) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus mystaceus (jumping spider) photo by Dan Zinn Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Misc.: Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Earthworm (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa atalanta   Red Admiral       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady (adult & larva)       Polygonia interrogationis   Question Mark       Asterocampa clyton   Tawny Emperor (larva)    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur       Pontia protodice   Checkered White    lycaenidae   Callophrys henrici   Henry's Elfin (larva)       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio glaucus   Eastern Tiger Swallowtail       Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Spodoptera ornithogalli   Yellow-striped Armyworm (larva)       Morrisonia mucens   Gray Woodgrain (larva)       Acronicta rubricoma   Ruddy Dagger       Hadena capsularis   Moth       Azenia obtusa   Obtuse Yellow       Lacinipolia laudabilis   Laudable Arches Moth       Tarache tetragona   Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Cerathosia tricolor   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth (larva)    erebidae   Heteranassa mima   Moth       Matigramma sp.   Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)    saturniidae   Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (larva)    geometridae   Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Isturgia dislocaria   Pale-veined Isturgia       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Nematocampa resistaria   Horned Spanworm (larva)    crambidae   Udea rubigalis   Celery Leaftier Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Moth       Pyrausta inornatalis   Inornate Pyrausta Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Microtheoris vibicalis   Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth    pyralidae   Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth    tortricidae   Unknown sp.   Leafroller Moth (larva)       Cochylis caulocatax   Moth    pterophoridae   Adaina ambrosiae   Ambrosia Plume Moth    lacturidae   Lactura sp.   Moth (adult & larva)    elachistidae   Ethmia semilugens   Ethmia Moth    coleophoridae   Blastobasis sp.   Moth    gelechiidae   Hypatima sp.   Moth    zygaenidae   Harrisina coracina   Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth       Acoloithus novaricus   False Skeletonizer Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle (larva)       Hippodamia convergens   Convergent Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Xanthonia sp.   Leaf Beetle       Derospidea brevicollis   Leaf Beetle (larva)       Phyllobrotica limbata   Leaf Beetle       Ophraella communa   Leaf Beetle       Pachybrachis texanus   Leaf Beetle       Phaedon desotonis   Coreopsis Leaf Beetle (adult & larva)    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga rubiginosa   June Beetle       Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab    cerambycidae   Mecas marginella   Longhorn Beetle    carabidae   Carabus sp.   Ground Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera ornatoides   Metallic Woodborer       Acmaeodera neglecta   Metallic Woodborer       Chrysobothris sp.   Metallic Woodborer    dytiscidae   Thermonectus nigrofasciatus   Predaceous Diving Beetle    dermestidae   Anthrenus verbasci   Carpet Beetle    curculionidae   Hypera postica   Weevil       Rhinocyllus conicus   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug    alydidae   Darmistus crassicornis   Broad-headed Bug    rhopalidae   Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Taedia sp.   Plant Bug       Unknown sp.   Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilare   Green Stink Bug       Holcostethus limbolarius   Stink Bug       Cosmopepla lintneriana   Stink Bug    cydnidae   Sehirus cinctus   Burrowing Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Triatoma sp.   Kissing Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper    achilidae   Epiptera fusca   Planthopper    membracidae   Ophiderma sp.   Treehopper       Entylia carinata   Treehopper (adult & eggs)    pseudococcidae   Unknown sp.   Mealybug    aphididae   Unknown sp.   Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Xylocopa parkinsoniae   Large Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes carolina   Red Wasp       Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp    cynipidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Wasp    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    tenthredinidae   Unknown sp.   Common Sawfly (larva) diptera   tipulidae   Tipula sp.   Crane Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    asilidae   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Neacreotrichus sp.   Bee Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    calliphoridae   Cynomya cadaverina   Bluebottle Fly       Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura posita   Fragile Forktail       Ischnura hastata   Citrine Forktail    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner (exuviae) orthoptera   acrididae   Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Mermiria sp.   Slant-faced Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid (nymph)       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)       Pediodectes nigromarginatus   Black-margined Shieldback (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (nymph) mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (nymph) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (egg) araneae   tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha laboriosa   Silver Longjawed Orbweaver    araneidae   Eustala sp.   Orbweaver    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    lycosidae   Hogna sp.   Wolf Spider    dictynidae   Unknown sp.   Meshweb Weaver    anyphaenidae   Hibana sp.   Ghost Spider    salticidae   Thiodina sp.   Jumping Spider       Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus mystaceus   Jumping Spider    theraphosidae   Aphonopelma sp.   Tarantula