The weather was mildly warm and overcast as a team of ten completed this week's survey. Bee Assassins (Apiomerus species) are known to collect viscous plant resin on the hairs of their front legs, assisting in prey capture. Nymphs of Apiomerus spissipes have such hairs (see below) but are frequently found on the ground, where sticky legs could collect dirt and other debris. They are, however, usually quite clean. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Pyrausta laticlavia (southern purple mint moth) photo by Val Bugh Fernaldella fimetaria (green broomweed looper moth) photo by Val Bugh Zenaida macroura (mourning dove) photo by Beth Kirkhart Sayornis phoebe (eastern phoebe) photo by George Ward Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird) photo by Bill Boyd Bubulcus ibis (western cattle-egret) photo by Beth Kirkhart Coragyps atratus (black vultures) photo by Beth Kirkhart Acontia cretata (chalky bird dropping moth larva) photo by Michael Knox Schistocerca obscura (obscure bird grasshopper) photo by Beth Kirkhart Unknown sp. (silverfish) photo by Val Bugh Cuerna costalis (leafhopper) photo by Linda Crabtree Thyanta custator (stink bug) photo by Joe Fernandes Apiomerus spissipes (bee assassin nymph) photo by Val Bugh Atomosia melanopogon (robber fly) photo by Michael Knox Melanophora roralis (woodlouse fly) photo by Linda Crabtree Lucilia cuprina (bronze bottle fly) photo by Linda Crabtree Digitonthophagus gazella (dung beetle) photo by Val Bugh Camponotus decipiens (carpenter ant worker) photo by Linda Crabtree Camponotus festinatus (carpenter ant alate) photo by Linda Crabtree Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Sam Fruehling Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratu) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Cattle-egret (Bubulcus ibis) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Reptiles: Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Misc.: Slender Springtail (Unknown sp.) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Soil Centipede (Unknown sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Mite (Unknown sp.) Asian Trampsnail (Bradybaena similaris) Land Snail (Polygyra cereolus) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary    pieridae   Eurema lisa   Little Yellow    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue    hesperiidae   Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth (larva)       Helicoverpa zea   Corn Earworm (larva)    erebidae   Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Catocala amica   Girlfriend Underwing       Melipotis indomita   Moth       Melipotis cellaris   Moth    arctiidae   Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth    notodontidae   Coelodasys errucata   Prominent    cossidae   Fania nanus   Carpenterworm Moth    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Fernaldella fimetaria   Green Broomweed Looper Moth    crambidae   Desmia subdivisalis   Moth       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth (adult & larva)       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Microtheoris vibicalis   Whip-marked Snout Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria bipartitella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Arta epicoenalis   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    tortricidae   Epiblema abruptana   Leafroller Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Pelochrista salaciana   Leafroller Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Moth    gelechiidae   Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Gnorimoschema saphirinella   Moth       Polyhymno new sp. 2   Moth       Battaristis concinnusella   Moth       Aristotelia elegantella   Elegant Aristotelia    cosmopterigidae   Cosmopterix sp.   Moth       Triclonella determinatella   Moth    elachistidae   Elachista sp.   Moth    coleophoridae   Coleophora sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth       Neoscythris fissirostris   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus cressoni   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Pachybrachis texanus   Leaf Beetle       Rhabdopterus sp.   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Scymnus sp.   Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Strangalia virilis   Flower Longhorn    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Eleodes fusiformis   Desert Stink Beetle    elateridae   Melanotus sp.   Click Beetle       Diplostethus texanus   Click Beetle    carabidae   Lebia pulchella   Ground Beetle    dytiscidae   Copelatus chevrolati   Predaceous Diving Beetle    staphylinidae   Unknown sp.   Rove Beetle    phengodidae   Phengodes sp.   Glowworm    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle    nitidulidae   Stelidota coenosa   Sap Beetle    hybosoridae   Hybosorus illigeri   Scavenger Scarab    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle       Ataenius platensis   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Digitonthophagus gazella   Dung Beetle    heteroceridae   Heterocerus sp.   Variegated Mud-loving Beetle    mordellidae   Mordella marginata   Tumbling Flower Beetle       Mordellistena cervicalis   Tumbling Flower Beetle    scraptiidae   Allopoda sp.   False Flower Beetle    erotylidae   Pseudischyrus extricatus   Pleasing Fungus Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug (adult & nymph)       Oncopeltus sexmaculatus   Six-spotted Milkweed Bug       Lygaeospilus tripunctatus   Seed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Ozophora picturata   Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug (nymph)       Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug (nymph)    tingidae   Corythucha sp.   Lace Bug (nymph)    miridae   Dichaetocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper       Tupiocoris sp.   Plant Bug (adult & nymph)    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin (nymph)       Zelus luridus   Assassin Bug       Zelus tetracanthus   Four-spined Assassin Bug    cydnidae   Pangaeus bilineatus   Burrowing Bug    pentatomidae   Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Graminella nigrifrons   Leafhopper       Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Atanus sp.   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Agalliopsis cervina   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Hepzygina milleri   Leafhopper       Polana quadrinotata   Leafhopper       Eutettix sp.   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Sobara palliolata   Leafhopper       Cetexa sp.   Leafhopper       Macrosteles sp.   Leafhopper       Osbornellus sp.   Leafhopper       Polyamia sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphytopius sp.   Leafhopper       Acinopterus sp.   Leafhopper    delphacidae   Unknown sp.   Planthopper    membracidae   Tortistilus abnorma   Treehopper       Vanduzea segmentata   Treehopper    clastopteridae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug (adult & nymph)    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Augochlorella sp.   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Parancistrocerus minimoferus   Mason Wasp       Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis sp.   Fire Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant       Brachymyrmex sp.   Rover Ant       Camponotus decipiens   Carpenter Ant       Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant       Unknown sp.   Ant    braconidae   Aleiodes politiceps   Mummy Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly    asilidae   Atomosia melanopogon   Robber Fly       Efferia tuberculata   Robber Fly       Efferia sp.   Robber Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly       Sphenometopa sp.   Satellite Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia cuprina   Bronze Bottle Fly       Melanophora roralis   Woodlouse Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    lauxaniidae   Poecilominettia valida   Lauxaniid Fly    piunculidae   Unknown sp.   Big-headed Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail    libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus bispinosus   Two-spined Spur-throated Grasshopper       Paraidemona sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Aidemona aztea   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria (adult & nymph)       Boopedon gracile   Graceful Range Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper (nymph)       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing (adult & nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid       Amblycorypha huasteca   Texas False Katydid       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper isoptera   rhinotermitidae   Reticulitermes sp.   Subterranean Termite blattodea   ectobiidae   Parcoblatta fulvescens   Fulvous Wood Roach neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly trichoptera   hdyropsychidae   Potamyia flava   Netspinning Caddisfly       Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly zygentoma   nicoletiidae   Unknown sp.   Silverfish araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus texanus   Texas Jumper       Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver       Neoscona oaxacensis   Orbweaver       Eustala anastera   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx       Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    theridiidae   Theridion sp.   Cobweb Spider    philodromidae   Thanatus formicinus   Running Crab Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider       Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider