wasps, sawflies and ants
![sand wasp [Nysson trimaculatus?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_4356_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "sand wasp [Nysson trimaculatus?]")
sand wasp [Nysson trimaculatus?]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![chalcid wasp [Brachymeria tibialis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_3302_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Aug2025.jpg "chalcid wasp [Brachymeria tibialis]")
chalcid wasp [Brachymeria tibialis]
B. tibialis (in flight) about to land next to a Common Wasp on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025
![White Butterfly Parasitoid Wasp [Cotesia glomerata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_3045_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_09Jul2021.jpg "White Butterfly Parasitoid Wasp [Cotesia glomerata]")
White Butterfly Parasitoid Wasp [Cotesia glomerata]
Adult on Common Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2021
![White Butterfly Parasitoid Wasp [Cotesia glomerata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_3049_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_09Jul2021.jpg "White Butterfly Parasitoid Wasp [Cotesia glomerata]")
White Butterfly Parasitoid Wasp [Cotesia glomerata]
Adult on Common Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2021
![Braconid wasp [unidentified]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/BD2_1998_7D_TheDowns_30Mar2026.jpg "Braconid wasp [unidentified]")
Braconid wasp [unidentified]
unidentified Braconid wasp on a Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Mar 2026
![chalcidoid wasp [Mesopolobus tibialis ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/BD2_2022_7D_TheDowns_30Mar2026.jpg "chalcidoid wasp [Mesopolobus tibialis ?]")
chalcidoid wasp [Mesopolobus tibialis ?]
chalcidoid wasp, possibly M. tibialis on a Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Mar 2026
![Hairy-backed Boxheaded Wasp [Crossocerus megacephalus?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_3326_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "Hairy-backed Boxheaded Wasp [Crossocerus megacephalus?]")
Hairy-backed Boxheaded Wasp [Crossocerus megacephalus?]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![Sharp-shouldered Fly Fox [Ectemnius dives]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V0548_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Jul2025.jpg "Sharp-shouldered Fly Fox [Ectemnius dives]")
Sharp-shouldered Fly Fox [Ectemnius dives]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
Sharp-shouldered Fly Fox, Greater Pennant Wasp, 7-spot Ladybird and Thick-legged Flower Beetle
4 insects on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
![Cynipid gall wasp [unidentified]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/BD2_1313_7D_TheDowns_11Mar2026.jpg "Cynipid gall wasp [unidentified]")
Cynipid gall wasp [unidentified]
Cynipid gall wasp on the underside of a cherry laurel leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Mar 2026
![Bedeguar Gall Wasp [Diplolepis rosae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/4A_6832_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_27Jun2015.jpg "Bedeguar Gall Wasp [Diplolepis rosae]")
Bedeguar Gall Wasp [Diplolepis rosae]
Rose Bedeguar gall containing D. rosae larvae on a leaf bud of Dog Rose (Rosa canina) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2015
![Bedeguar Gall Wasp [Diplolepis rosae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_2392_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Jul2025.jpg "Bedeguar Gall Wasp [Diplolepis rosae]")
Bedeguar Gall Wasp [Diplolepis rosae]
Rose Bedeguar gall containing D. rosae larvae on a leaf bud of Dog Rose (Rosa canina) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
![Striped Pea Gall Wasp [Cynips longiventris ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/BD2_0450_7D_TheDowns_20Feb2026.jpg "Striped Pea Gall Wasp [Cynips longiventris ?]")
Striped Pea Gall Wasp [Cynips longiventris ?]
Cynipid gall wasp on back of my hand – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Feb 2026
![Greater Pennant Wasp [Gasteruption jaculator]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V0542_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Jul2025.jpg "Greater Pennant Wasp [Gasteruption jaculator]")
Greater Pennant Wasp [Gasteruption jaculator]
Female on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
![pimpline ichneumon wasp [Apechthis compunctor?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_2951_EOS-1D_TheDowns_03Aug2025.jpg "pimpline ichneumon wasp [Apechthis compunctor?]")
pimpline ichneumon wasp [Apechthis compunctor?]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Dusona circumspectans]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_4443_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Dusona circumspectans]")
ichneumon wasp [Dusona circumspectans]
Female on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V0586_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jul2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]")
ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/4A_0017_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_21Jul2015.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]")
ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]
Male (ID uncertain; males of many species of the genus Ichneumon are difficult to separate) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2021
![ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_2712_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jul2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]")
ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]
Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025
![parasitic wasp [Gelis sp.?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V5052_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Dec2025.jpg "parasitic wasp [Gelis sp.?]")
parasitic wasp [Gelis sp.?]
female parasitic wasp of genus Gelis? on Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Dec 2025