galls, leaf mines, leaf rolls, etc.
![Yew Gall Midge [Taxomyia taxi]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_5041_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Nov2025.jpg "Yew Gall Midge [Taxomyia taxi]")
Yew Gall Midge [Taxomyia taxi]
Clustering of the terminal leaves of English Yew (Taxus baccata) to form artichoke galls each containing a T. taxi larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 5 Nov 2025
![Box Bug [Gonocerus acuteangulatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_3170_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Aug2025.jpg "Box Bug [Gonocerus acuteangulatus]")
Box Bug [Gonocerus acuteangulatus]
Late stage instar nymph on Artichoke Gall on Pedunculate Oak - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Aug 2025
![Artichoke Gall Wasp [Andricus foecundatrix]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_3015_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Aug2025.jpg "Artichoke Gall Wasp [Andricus foecundatrix]")
Artichoke Gall Wasp [Andricus foecundatrix]
Gall caused by the gall wasp A. foecundatrix laying an egg in an axillary bud of an English Oak (Quercus robur) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Aug 2025
![Knopper Gall Wasp [Andricus quercuscalicis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_2539_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Jul2025.jpg "Knopper Gall Wasp [Andricus quercuscalicis]")
Knopper Gall Wasp [Andricus quercuscalicis]
Gall (‘Knopper Gall’) caused by the wasp A. quercuscalicis laying eggs in the acorn of an English Oak (Quercus robur) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2025
![Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_5284_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Nov2025.jpg "Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]")
Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]
Cluster of Oak Marble Galls caused by the wasp Andricus kollari, on an oak sapling - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Nov 2025
![Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_5281_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Nov2025.jpg "Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]")
Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]
Oak Marble Galls, one of them stunted, caused by the wasp Andricus kollari, on an oak sapling - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Nov 2025
![Oak Apple Gall Wasp [Biorhiza pallida]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/IMG_0339_60D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "Oak Apple Gall Wasp [Biorhiza pallida]")
Oak Apple Gall Wasp [Biorhiza pallida]
Gall caused by the gall wasp B. pallida laying eggs in the leaf bud of an English Oak - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/IMG_0371_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]")
Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]
Currant gall caused by the gall wasp N. quercusbaccarum laying eggs in a male catkin of an English Oak - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 May 2025
![Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/JO8V0510_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Jul2025.jpg "Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]")
Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]
Spangle galls caused by the gall wasp N. quercusbaccarum on the underside of an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2025
![Silk-button Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus numismalis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_1763_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg "Silk-button Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus numismalis]")
Silk-button Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus numismalis]
Each of these chemically induced galls on the oak leaf contains a larva of N. numismalis - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/JO8V3715_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Sep2025.jpg "Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]")
Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]
agamic form of the Smooth Spangle Gall on an oak leaf housing the larva of the Oyster Gall Wasp N. albipes - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025
![Oyster Gall [Neuroterus anthracinus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_4472b_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Oyster Gall [Neuroterus anthracinus]")
Oyster Gall [Neuroterus anthracinus]
Oyster Gall caused by the gall wasp N. anthracinus of the agamic form on an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Oyster Gall Wasp [Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/JO8V3730_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Sep2025.jpg "Oyster Gall Wasp [Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic]")
Oyster Gall Wasp [Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic]
agamic form of the Oyster Gall on an oak leaf housing the larva of the Oyster Gall Wasp N. anthracinus - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025
multiple moth larva induced galls and a leaf mine on English Oak
multiple moth larva induced galls and leaf mine on English Oak (Quercus robur) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Aug 2025
![moth larva leaf mine [Stigmella sp.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_3488_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Aug2025.jpg "moth larva leaf mine [Stigmella sp.]")
moth larva leaf mine [Stigmella sp.]
Leaf mine on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf formed by larva of a Stigmella sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Aug 2025
![Oak Stilt/Shaded Oak Stilt [Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella agg.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_4472c_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Oak Stilt/Shaded Oak Stilt [Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella agg.]")
Oak Stilt/Shaded Oak Stilt [Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella agg.]
curled edge of an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf housing the pupa of a moth in the aggregate C. alchimiella/robustella - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Moth larva leaf mine [Tischeria sp.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_4191_EOS-1D_TheDowns_29Sep2025.jpg "Moth larva leaf mine [Tischeria sp.]")
Moth larva leaf mine [Tischeria sp.]
Leaf mine of the larva of Small Oak Blotch-miner (T. dodonaea) or Oak Blotch-miner (T. ekebladella) on an English Oak leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 01 Oct 2025
![Oak Cloud [Acrocercops brongniardella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_3481_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Aug2025.jpg "Oak Cloud [Acrocercops brongniardella]")
Oak Cloud [Acrocercops brongniardella]
Leaf mines and cocoons on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaves formed by larvae of A. brongniardella - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Aug 2025
![Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea] and Stigmella? sp. leaf mine](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_4117_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Sep2025-2.jpg "Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea] and Stigmella? sp. leaf mine")
Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea] and Stigmella? sp. leaf mine
Sycamore leaf with both red galls caused by the A. cephalonea mite and a Stigmella? sp. moth larva leaf mine - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Sep 2025
![Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/galls-mines/NG8_9569_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Apr2025.jpg "Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea]")
Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea]
Red galls caused by A. cephalonea on the upper surface of a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Apr 2025