beetles and weevils
![Toadflax Seedhead Weevil [Rhinusa antirrhini]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_2959_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_08Jul2021.jpg "Toadflax Seedhead Weevil [Rhinusa antirrhini]")
Toadflax Seedhead Weevil [Rhinusa antirrhini]
Adults on Common Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 Jul 2021
![Orchid Beetle [Dascillus cervinus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_1259_60D_TheDowns_26May2025.jpg "Orchid Beetle [Dascillus cervinus]")
Orchid Beetle [Dascillus cervinus]
Adult on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 May 2025
![Common Brown Click Beetle [Athous haemorrhoidalis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_9652_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01May2025.jpg "Common Brown Click Beetle [Athous haemorrhoidalis]")
Common Brown Click Beetle [Athous haemorrhoidalis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2025
![Common Glow-worm [Lampyris noctiluca]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/20210531_125033_BansteadCommon_31May2021.jpg "Common Glow-worm [Lampyris noctiluca]")
Common Glow-worm [Lampyris noctiluca]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 May 2021
![Common Pollen Beetle [Brassicogethes aeneus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_2869_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Jul2021.jpg "Common Pollen Beetle [Brassicogethes aeneus]")
Common Pollen Beetle [Brassicogethes aeneus]
Adult on Hieraceum sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jul 2021
![Red-tipped Flower Beetle [Malachius bipustulatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_1052_60D_TheDowns_19May2025.jpg "Red-tipped Flower Beetle [Malachius bipustulatus]")
Red-tipped Flower Beetle [Malachius bipustulatus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2025
![tumbling flower beetle [Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/JO8V0346_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Jun2025.jpg "tumbling flower beetle [Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana]")
tumbling flower beetle [Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana]
Adult M. neuwaldeggiana - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Jun 2025
![tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/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
![false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_3291_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]")
false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]
Adult female on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/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
![Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/4A_5571_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_11Jun2015.jpg "Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]")
Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]
Adult male on Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) with Common Mallow Pear-shaped Weevil (Malvapion malvae) on stamens of flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2015
![Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_8359_60D_BansteadCommon_11Jun2021.jpg "Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]")
Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]
Female on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021
![Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/4A_6470_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_25Jun2015.jpg "Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]")
Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]
Adult female on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2015
![shining flower beetle [Olibrus sp.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_4297_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "shining flower beetle [Olibrus sp.]")
shining flower beetle [Olibrus sp.]
shining flower beetle, possibly (O. aeneus) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Black-headed Cardinal Beetle [Pyrochroa coccinea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_9744_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "Black-headed Cardinal Beetle [Pyrochroa coccinea]")
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle [Pyrochroa coccinea]
Adult on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_9774_60D_TheDowns_14Jul2024.jpg "Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]")
Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jul 2024
![Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_0404_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23May2025.jpg "Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]")
Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 May 2025
![Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_8363_60D_BansteadCommon_11Jun2021.jpg "Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]")
Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021
![Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_8364_60D_BansteadCommon_11Jun2021.jpg "Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]")
Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021
![rove beetle [Leptusa sp.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_0830_7D_TheDowns_26Feb2026.jpg "rove beetle [Leptusa sp.]")
rove beetle [Leptusa sp.]
adult Leptusa rove beetle on decaying bark - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Feb 2026