including knapweeds, thistles, yellow composites and ragwort
![Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/march-april_2025/NG8_9582_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Apr2025.jpg "Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]")
Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]
Adults on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Apr 2025
![Small Heath [Coenonympha pamphilus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_6024_SX270_TheDowns_26Jun2019.jpg "Small Heath [Coenonympha pamphilus]")
Small Heath [Coenonympha pamphilus]
Adult on Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2019
![Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_9648_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01May2025.jpg "Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]")
Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2025
![Thrips [Haplothrips leucanthemi?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_9938_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12May2025.jpg "Thrips [Haplothrips leucanthemi?]")
Thrips [Haplothrips leucanthemi?]
Thrips (a.k.a. ‘corn flies’) possibly Haplothrips leucanthemi, on Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 May 2025
![Seven-spot Ladybird [Coccinella septempunctata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG7_3440_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_16Jul2021.jpg "Seven-spot Ladybird [Coccinella septempunctata]")
Seven-spot Ladybird [Coccinella septempunctata]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021
![Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_0678_EOS-1D_TheDowns_04Jun2025.jpg "Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]")
Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jun 2025
![Fabricius' Nomad Bee [Nomada fabriciana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_0737_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07Jun2025.jpg "Fabricius' Nomad Bee [Nomada fabriciana]")
Fabricius' Nomad Bee [Nomada fabriciana]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 7 Jun 2025
![Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_0744_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07Jun2025.jpg "Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]")
Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]
Male on Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2025
![Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/JO8V9939_EOS-1D_TheDowns_04Jun2025.jpg "Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]")
Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]
Adult on Hieraceum sp. flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jul 2025
![tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1374_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Jun2025.jpg "tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]")
tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]
Adult on Ox-eye Daisy - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Jun 2025
![Marbled White [Melanargia galathea serena]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1461_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jun2025.jpg "Marbled White [Melanargia galathea serena]")
Marbled White [Melanargia galathea serena]
Females of sub-species serena on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jun 2025
![Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1565_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]")
Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]
Adult of sub-species eleus on Smooth Hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1570_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]")
Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]
Adult of sub-species eleus on Smooth Hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1591_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]")
Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]
Larvae on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/NG8_2372_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Jul2025.jpg "Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]")
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/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
![Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/NG8_2487_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jul2025.jpg "Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]")
Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]
Female on Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025
![Chalk Hill Blue [Polyomattus coridon]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/NG8_2593_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jul2025.jpg "Chalk Hill Blue [Polyomattus coridon]")
Chalk Hill Blue [Polyomattus coridon]
Female on Common Knapweed – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025
![Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep-2025/NG8_4110_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Sep2025.jpg "Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]")
Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]
Female on Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Sep 2025
![Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep-2025/JO8V3726_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Sep2025.jpg "Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]")
Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025