The weather was hot and sunny as nineteen participants completed this week's survey. Deer antlers are the fastest growing bones in the animal kingdom. They are also very susceptible to damage during this period of rapid development, which can result in deformation as shown in the deer portrait below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Acanalonia parva (planthopper) photo by Rob Gonzalez Passerina ciris (painted bunting) photo by Bill Boyd Caracara plancus (crested caracara) photo by George Ward Xerociris wilsonii (Wilson's wood-nymph) photo by Michael Knox Anthanassa texana (Texan crescent) photo by David Cook Phyciodes tharos (pearl crescent) photo by Oscar Vaz Phyciodes graphica (vesta crescent) photo by Joe Fernandes Phyciodes phaon (phaon crescent) photo by Oscar Vaz Anteos clorinde (white angled-sulphur) photo by Beth Kirkhart Leptotes cassius (cassius blue) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Hemiargus ceraunus & Celotes nessus (ceraunus blue & common streaky-skipper on scat) photo by George Ward Colonus sylvanus (jumping spider) photo by Dave Christie Zelus tetracanthus & Graphocephala hieroglyphica (four-spined assassin bug eating leafhopper) photo by Vince VanderHeijden Bombus sonorus (Sonoran bumble bee) photo by Michael Knox Centris atripes (digger bee) photo by Mika Geiger Augochloropsis metallica (green sweat bee) photo by Mika Geiger Lasioglossum sp. (sweat bee) photo by Mika Geiger Heriades sp. (resin bee) photo by Mika Geiger Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Bill Boyd Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Joe Fernandes Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) 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-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 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) Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri), tadpoles Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Mite (Leptus sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Anaea andria   Goatweed Leafwing       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch (larva)       Anthanassa texana   Texan Crescent       Phyciodes tharos   Pearl Crescent       Phyciodes graphica   Vesta Crescent       Phyciodes phaon   Phaon Crescent    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Anteos clorinde   White Angled-sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Leptotes cassius   Cassius Blue       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak (adult & larva)       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Burnsius communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Burnsius philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper       Celotes nessus   Common Streaky-skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Copaeodes aurantiaca   Orange Skipperling    noctuidae   Bagisara rectifascia   Straight-lined Mallow Moth (adult & larva)       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Tarache aprica   Exposed Bird Dropping Moth       Tarache quadriplaga   Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia phecolisca   Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia semiflava   Half-yellow       Spragueia obatra   Moth       Cydosia aurivitta   Straight-lined Cydosia       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Catabena lineolata   Fine-lined Sallow    erebidae   Melipotis indomita   Moth       Drasteria pallescens   Moth       Lesmone detrahens   Detracted Owlet (larva)       Aon noctuiformis   Moth    arctiidae   Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes (adult & larva)       Pygarctia lorula   Tiger Moth       Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)       Cisthene tenuifascia   Thin-banded Lichen Moth       Hypoprepia fucosa   Painted Lichen Moth    sphingidae   Manduca sexta   Carolina Sphinx    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave       Nemoria bifilata   White-barred Emerald       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth (adult & larva)       Synchlora frondaria   Southern Emerald (adult & larva)       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Pleuroprucha insulsaria   Common Tan Wave (adult & larva)       Euacidalia sp.   Moth       Scopula umbilicata   Swag-lined Wave       Eubaphe unicolor   Moth    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (adult & larva)       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Pyrausta pseuderosnealis   Pyrausta Moth       Pyrausta pseudonythesalis   Pyrausta Moth       Pyrausta inornatalis   Inornate Pyrausta Moth       Palpita atrisquamalis   Gracile Palpita Moth       Ommatospila narcaeusalis   Moth       Desmia subdivisalis   Moth       Samea castellalis   Stained-glass Moth       Chalcoela iphitalis   Sooty-winged Chalcoela       Lineodes vulnifica   Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Honora mellinella   Moth       Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Parachma ochracealis   Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Salebriaria pumilella   Moth       Pococera maritimalis   Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Crocidosema plebejana   Cotton Tipworm Moth       Paralobesia viteana   Grape Berry Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Moth       Platynota flavedana   Black-shaded Platynota Moth       Bactra verutana   Javelin Moth       Aethes seriatana   Seriated Aethes Moth       Platphalonidia magdalenae   Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia new sp.   Moth       Polyhymno luteostrigella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Anacampsis sp.   Moth       Dichomeris costarufoella   Moth       Chionodes mariona   Moth       Theisoa constrictella   Moth    blastobasidae   Pigritia sp.   Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    depressariidae   Antaeotricha humilis   Dotted Antaeotricha Moth       Antaeotricha osseella   Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole tripunctella   Moth    gracillariidae   Caloptilia triadicae   Moth       Phyllonorycter sp.   Moth    cosmopterigidae   Siskiwitia sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Leptinotarsa decemlineata   Colorado Potato Beetle       Diabrotica balteata   Banded Cucumber Beetle       Disonycha leptolineata   Flea Beetle       Pachybrachis turbidus   Leaf Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Acanthoscelides sp.   Bean Weevil    cerambycidae   Eburia quadrigeminata   Longhorn Beetle       Eburia mutica   Longhorn Beetle       Leptostylus transversus   Longhorn Beetle       Plectrodera scalator   Cottonwood Borer       Stenelytrana gigas   Longhorn Beetle    hydrophilidae   Berosus sp.   Water Scavenger Beetle    dytiscidae   Neobidessus pullus   Predaceous Diving Beetle    carabidae   Selenophorus sp.   Ground Beetle       Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    elateridae   Diplostethus texanus   Click Beetle       Alaus lusciosus   Click Beetle    staphylinidae   Heterothops sp.   Rove Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga torta   June Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    cleridae   Pelonium leucophaeum   Checkered Beetle    bostrichidae   Xylobiops basilaris   Powder-post Beetle    dermestidae   Dermestes nidum   Dermestid Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    curculionidae   Chalcodermus collaris   Partridge-pea Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug (adult & nymph)       Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug (nymph)       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug (adult & nymph)       Cimolus obscurus   Squash Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug (adult & nymph)       Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug       Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug       Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    rhyparochromidae   Neopamera bilobata   Seed Bug       Pseudopachybrachius basalis   Seed Bug    berytidae   Jalysus wickhami   Stilt Bug       Metacanthus multispinus   Stilt Bug    miridae   Ceratocapsus apicalis   Plant Bug       Phytocoris mcivor   Plant Bug       Clivinema sp.   Plant Bug       Engytatus modestus   Plant Bug       Pycnoderes sp.   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Zelus tetracanthus   Four-spined Assassin Bug       Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin    scutelleridae   Diolcus chrysorrhoeus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus quadrator   Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug (nymph)       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Cosmopepla lintneriana   Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela       Trichopepla semivittata   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Curtara insularis   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (adult & nymph)       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Chlorotettix sp.   Leafhopper       Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Graminella nigrifrons   Leafhopper       Graminella sonora   Leafhopper       Acinopterus sp.   Leafhopper       Atanus sp.   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Balclutha sp.   Leafhopper       Cetexa sp.   Leafhopper       Polyamia sp.   Leafhopper       Erasmoneura vulnerata   Leafhopper       Erythridula sp.   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Erythroneura tricincta   Leafhopper       Eutettix sp.   Leafhopper       Tropicanus costomaculatus   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper       Penthimia americana   Leafhopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper       Flatormenis saucia   Planthopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia parva   Planthopper    cixiidae   Oecleus sp.   Planthopper    membracidae   Hadrophallus varians   Treehopper       Tortistilus abnorma   Treehopper    clastopteridae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug    cicadidae   Hadoa texana   Cicada       Megatibicen resh   Cicada       Neotibicen superbus   Superb Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Ancyloscelis sp.   Digger Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Augochlorella sp.   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leafcutter Bee       Heriades sp.   Resin Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    sphecidae   Chalybion zimmermanni   Blue Mud Dauber       Chalybion californicum   Blue Mud Dauber    crabronidae   Tachytes sp.   Digger Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp    formicidae   Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant       Pseudomyrmex pallidus   Golden Twig Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Neivamyrmex swainsonii   Common Army Ant       Forelius mccooki   Ant       Cyphomyrmex rimosus   Fungus Growing Ant    scelionidae   Unknown sp.   Scelionid Wasp    cynipidae   Belonocnema kinseyi   Leaf Gall (gall)    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly       Xenox tigrinus   Tiger Bee Fly    asilidae   Efferia sp.   Robber Fly       Promachus hinei   Robber Fly    rhagionidae   Chrysopilus basilaris   Snipe Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    milichiidae   Unknown sp.   Freeloader Fly    drosophilidae   Rhinoleucophenga americana   Vinegar Fly    culicidae   Unknown sp.   Mosquito odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Perithemis tenera   Eastern Amberwing orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus bispinosus   Twin-spined Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Aidemona azteca   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca americana   American Bird Grasshopper       Boopedon gracile   Graceful Range Grasshopper       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria       Lactista azteca   Aztec Bandwing       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Trachyrhachys kiowa   Kiowa Grasshopper       Hadrotettix trifasciatus   Three-banded Range Grasshopper       Encoptolophus costalis   Dusky Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Obolopteryx catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid       Amblycorypha huasteca   Texas False Katydid       Pediodectes bruneri   Bruner Shieldback       Pediodectes haldemanii   Haldeman's Shieldback       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus exclamationis   Davis' Tree Cricket       Miogryllus verticalis   Eastern Striped Cricket (nymph)    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (nymph) blattodea   ectobiidae   Pseudomops septentrionalis   Pale-bordered Field Cockroach neuroptera   chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (larva & eggs)    ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly    mantispidae   Leptomantispa pulchella   Mantisfly ephemeroptera   baetidae   Callibaetis ferrugineus   Small Minnow Mayfly trichoptera   leptoceridae   Triaenodes sp.   Long-horned Caddisfly    philopotamidae   Chimarra obscura   Fingernet Caddisfly araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Argiope trifasciata   Banded Garden Spider       Neoscona oaxacensis   Orbweaver       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Larinia directa   Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus arizonensis   Arizona Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Colonus sylvanus   Jumping Spider       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Habronattus cognatus   Jumping Spider       Hentzia palmarum   Long-jawed Jumper    thomisidae   Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa celer   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    miturgidae   Cheiracanthium inclusum   Sac Spider    theridiidae   Argyrodes elevatus   Silver Dewdrop Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider