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Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)Observer
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Seen in Cedar Creek area of Northeast Texas
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North American Luna Moth (Actias luna)Observer
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This moth came into my den through a door left open most of the time to end its life on a wall the same color as it.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Fungus on a dead tree
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Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers (Family Linyphiidae)Observer
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2 spiders, black widow? Male and female?
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Quince Rust (Gymnosporangium clavipes)Observer
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This was on my Japanese Quince, which doesn’t usually have fruit. Have never seen this before, and it was gone the next day. I do have Eastern Red Cedar nearby.
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Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)Observer
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At least 42”-48” long
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Ivory Bonnet (Atheniella flavoalba)Observer
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I don’t see anything suggested that looks like them. They probably came from the potting mixture and may not be native to my area.
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Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)Observer
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I was surprised to see a caterpillar in February. It was at night, and in the light of my front porch, and on my jasmine which was green. I read that I was lucky to see one. I think I saw the moth form a while ago, but it flew away before I could get a photo.
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New World Giant Swallowtails and Allies (Genus Heraclides)Observer
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My lemon tree is covered with these guys. I’ve never had them before.
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Wild Leek (Allium ampeloprasum)Observer
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This was growing in the yard of my 1897 home when I moved in 1980. The previous owners had the home since 1930, and were pretty poor and uneducated, so I don’t know where it could have come from. The flowers do look like a wild leek, but if that is what it is, it’s a mystery how it came to be in Lancaster, Texas.
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Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Family Anatidae)Observer
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3 geese flying south by SW
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Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa)Observer
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Mystery plant
Mystery plant growing on a bit of dirt on top of a concrete slab in my back yard. Chair for scale, and catalpa leaf on top of a leaf for scale. Lost all leaves when it became hot and dry, leaves sprouting from from top today as it has become cooler. Nothing like it growing nearby.
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Walnut Caterpillar Moth (Datana integerrima)Observer
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These caterpillars were hatching from this mass on the east side of a Pecan Tree
