aphids, whiteflies, plant lice, scale insects, planthoppers, froghoppers and leafhoppers
![Ash Whitefly [Siphoninus phillyreae] Ash Whitefly [Siphoninus phillyreae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4199_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Ash Whitefly [Siphoninus phillyreae]
Two newly emerged adults and two in process of emerging from puparia (bottom centre) on underside of an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Oct 2025
![Ash Whitefly [Siphoninus phillyreae] Ash Whitefly [Siphoninus phillyreae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4035_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Ash Whitefly [Siphoninus phillyreae]
Adult (right centre) with numerous puparia on underside of an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni] Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4174_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adults with nymphs on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni] Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_4739_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adult and nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf, with a Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus) worker in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni] Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_4727_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) flower, with Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus) workers in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni] Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_4756_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adult, apterous adult and nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf, with a Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus) worker in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni] Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4024_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adult with 2nd stage nymphs and their cast-off white exoskeletons on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni] Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_4680_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
cast-off white exoskeletons of nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae] Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-IMG_1400_60D_TheDowns_28May2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]
Apterous adults and nymphs on stem, leaves and leaf buds of Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 May 2025
![Small Willow Aphid [Aphis farinosa] Small Willow Aphid [Aphis farinosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V9953_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Jun2025.jpg?t=1787692658)
Small Willow Aphid [Aphis farinosa]
Apterous nymphs of various ages attended by Myrmica sp. red ants on a Goat Willow (Salix caprea) sapling - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jun 2025
![Ragwort Aphid [Aphis jacobaeae] Ragwort Aphid [Aphis jacobaeae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-NG7_3347_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg?t=1787692658)
Ragwort Aphid [Aphis jacobaeae]
Apterous adults and nymphs on stem of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![Dogwood - Rosebay Willowherb Aphid [Aphis salicariae] Dogwood - Rosebay Willowherb Aphid [Aphis salicariae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_6159_7D_TheDowns_18Jul2026.jpg?t=1787692658)
Dogwood - Rosebay Willowherb Aphid [Aphis salicariae]
Common Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) ‘farming’ nymphs and alates of A. salicariae on the underside of a Rosebay Willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2026
![Mealy Cabbage Aphid [Brevicoryne brassicae] Mealy Cabbage Aphid [Brevicoryne brassicae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_5976_7D_TheDowns_10Jun2026.jpg?t=1787692658)
Mealy Cabbage Aphid [Brevicoryne brassicae]
white wax-coated nymphs of B. brassicae on stems of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) – Date of image : 10 Jun 2026
![Willow-carrot Aphid [Cavariella aegopodii] Willow-carrot Aphid [Cavariella aegopodii]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-NG7_2913_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_08Jul2021.jpg?t=1787692659)
Willow-carrot Aphid [Cavariella aegopodii]
Nymphs at various stages of development on stem of Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 Jul 2021
![Willow-umbellifer Aphid [Cavariella pastinacae] Willow-umbellifer Aphid [Cavariella pastinacae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_6291-5_7D_TheDowns_31Jul2026.jpg?t=1787692659)
Willow-umbellifer Aphid [Cavariella pastinacae]
adults and nymphs on two different Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) at opposite ends of the common - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 Jul 2026
![Sapling Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum acerinum?] Sapling Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum acerinum?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V3863_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg?t=1787692659)
Sapling Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum acerinum?]
Immature nymph of D. acerinum? on Tar Spot fungus on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis] Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4567_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Nov2025.jpg?t=1787692659)
Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]
Alate (winged) male on underside of a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Nov 2025
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis] Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4624_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Nov2025.jpg?t=1787692659)
Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]
Alate (winged) male with mixed nymphs - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Nov 2025
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis] Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4616_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Nov2025.jpg?t=1787692659)
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis] Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V0225_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg?t=1787692659)