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Piranga Roja (Piranga rubra)Autor
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A chatty, red, cardinal sized bird in a woodland tree overhead. It was in an oak tree that rose above a cover of juniper trees. The first recording is as I approached on the trail and the second is when I was standing directly under its tree. It moved from branch to branch and between neighboring oak trees but didn't leave, despite my spending 7 minutes walking under it searching for a good angle for photos.
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Catarina Asiática (Harmonia axyridis)Autor
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Observed in the dark on Turk's Cap, Malvaviscus arboreus.
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Tiny moth, about 0.3 inches long. Under lights. The darker sections you see in the wings appeared more green to the naked eye.
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Género EumaroziaAutor
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Teeny, tiny moth under lights. It might be as long as 6 mm.
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Hierbas del Pollo (Género Tradescantia)Autor
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Spiderworts. I don't think it's one I've seen around the western side of Austin.
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A tiny moth discovered with its head under the reproductive parts of a winecup (Callirhoe) flower. When I turned the flower to the light, the tiny black moth became a dark golden color, with lighter golden rings on its head and thorax. The antennae seem to be much thicker towards the bottom (but above their attachment point) than I expect for moths.
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Vara Dulce (Aloysia gratissima)Autor
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A shrub with open branching and terminal spikes of white flowers with yellow throats. In a clearing along a ranch road.
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Claveles Y Parientes (Familia Caryophyllaceae)Autor
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A tender herb making a mound on the ground in a shady wooded area under oaks and juniper. It's about 100 ft from a small stream which appears to flood (lightly) periodically. Soil is humus on top of limestone.
I chose pink family because it reminds me so much of chickweed and other delicate pinks, but I couldn't find one that seemed to match.
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Mariposa Azufre Sin Nubes Sudamericana (Phoebis sennae)Autor
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About a inch and a quarter long. Feeding on as yet unknown plant. I'll update when the plant is identified.
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Género ChlorisAutor
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A modestly sized windmill grass. Each branch of the flower whorl is about 1.5 inches long.
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Cenizo (Chenopodium album)Autor
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The main stem appears to have been munched by an herbivore.
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Erodium texanumAutor
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The storksbill plants are just getting started with their basal rosettes, but their flowers are quite showy.
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Altramuz de Texas (Lupinus texensis)Autor
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These are some very tall bluebonnets. Some of the flower stalks were at least 12 inches tall. I'm not used to them towering over the Paintbrushes. They're growing in along the edge of a dirt farm road. They're uphill of the road, so they're probably not getting too much extra runoff during rains.
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A vigorous vine sprawling and climbing with tendrils over roadside vegetation.
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Pulgón de la Adelfa (Aphis nerii)Autor
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On Antelopehorn Milkweed (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204691223).
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A legume devouring moth showing off its pretty underwings while apparently doing some yoga. I've never seen one sit this crooked before.
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Knulliana cinctaAutor
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About 1.5 inches long, not including antennae. These are frequent visitors to my front porch. There are a few pecans in the neighborhood, and more in a nearby greenbelt. The closest one is on a property that is catty-cornered behind my lot. I hope it's not drooling over my mega live oak tree, which sustained damage in the ice storm last winter.
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Palomilla Trozadora (Peridroma saucia)Autor
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In the dark, resting on a Mexican Plum tree in a suburban yard. About an inch long.
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Lopidea majorAutor
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On, as expected, Texas Mountain Laurel. Active in the dark, no lights close by.
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Polilla Excremento de Pájaro (Tarache aprica)Autor
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Small moth camped out inside an outdoor light fixture.