beetles and weevils
![Oak Borer [Agrilus angustulus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/JO8V3514_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Aug2025.jpg "Oak Borer [Agrilus angustulus]")
Oak Borer [Agrilus angustulus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Aug 2025
![Yellow-brown Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_7811_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_27May2022.jpg "Yellow-brown Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]")
Yellow-brown Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]
Adults of B. ochraceus on Ranunculus sp. flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![Raspberry Beetle [Byturus tomentosus ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_2407b_7D_TheDowns_08Apr2026.jpg "Raspberry Beetle [Byturus tomentosus ?]")
Raspberry Beetle [Byturus tomentosus ?]
B. tomentosus? on Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) flowers - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 8 Apr 2026
![Rustic Sailor Beetle [Cantharis rustica]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_0119_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19May2025.jpg "Rustic Sailor Beetle [Cantharis rustica]")
Rustic Sailor Beetle [Cantharis rustica]
Adult on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2025
![Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_1738_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg "Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]")
Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_2843_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Jul2021.jpg "Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]")
Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jul 2021
![Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_3072_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_09Jul2021.jpg "Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]")
Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
Mating pair on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021
![Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_3012_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_09Jul2021.jpg "Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]")
Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
Mating pair on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2021
![Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_3746_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_01Aug2021.jpg "Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]")
Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
Mating pair - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2021
![Common Sun Beetle [Amara aenea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_2398_7D_TheDowns_08Apr2026.jpg "Common Sun Beetle [Amara aenea]")
Common Sun Beetle [Amara aenea]
A. aenea on a Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 8 Apr 2026
![Social Sun Beetle [Amara familiaris]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/1318_Samsung_Belmont_21Apr2025.jpg "Social Sun Beetle [Amara familiaris]")
Social Sun Beetle [Amara familiaris]
Adult - Location : Belmont, Sutton, Greater London, England – Date of image : 21 Apr 2025
![ground beetle [Curtonotus aulicus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_9993_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Sep2021.jpg "ground beetle [Curtonotus aulicus]")
ground beetle [Curtonotus aulicus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Sep 2021
![Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn [Agapanthia villosoviridescensa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_7896_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Jun2022.jpg "Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn [Agapanthia villosoviridescensa]")
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn [Agapanthia villosoviridescensa]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![Wasp Beetle [Clytus arietis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_1374_60D_TheDowns_28May2025.jpg "Wasp Beetle [Clytus arietis]")
Wasp Beetle [Clytus arietis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 May 2025
![Spotted Longhorn [Rutpela maculata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_0934b_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12Jun2025.jpg "Spotted Longhorn [Rutpela maculata]")
Spotted Longhorn [Rutpela maculata]
Adult on Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jun 2025
![Spotted Longhorn [Rutpela maculata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_0982_EOS-1D_TheDowns_13Jun2025.jpg "Spotted Longhorn [Rutpela maculata]")
Spotted Longhorn [Rutpela maculata]
Adult on Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor] - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_8400_60D_BansteadCommon_11Jun2021.jpg "Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]")
Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]
Male on Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021
![Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_0728_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07Jun2025.jpg "Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]")
Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]
Female on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2025
![minute bark beetle [Cerylon ferrugineum ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_0474_7D_TheDowns_20Feb2026.jpg "minute bark beetle [Cerylon ferrugineum ?]")
minute bark beetle [Cerylon ferrugineum ?]
minute bark beetle, possibly C. ferrugineum found under bark on dead tree trunk – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Feb 2026
![Large Flax Flea Beetle [Aphthona euphorbiae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_1511_7D_TheDowns_20Mar2026.jpg "Large Flax Flea Beetle [Aphthona euphorbiae]")
Large Flax Flea Beetle [Aphthona euphorbiae]
adult A. euphorbiae on a Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Mar 2026