aphids, whiteflies, plant lice, scale insects, planthoppers, froghoppers and leafhoppers
![Herb Bennet Aphid [Macrosiphum gei?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V0209_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jun2025.jpg "Herb Bennet Aphid [Macrosiphum gei?]")
Herb Bennet Aphid [Macrosiphum gei?]
Apterous nymphs of various ages on the upper part of the stem of Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jun 2025
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_9605_EOS-1D_TheDowns_29Apr2025.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
Alate adults on sycamore leaf with first instar nymphs - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2025
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V0267_EOS-1D_TheDowns_26Jun2025.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
Aestivating nymphs of P. acericola in close proximity to a Sycamore Felt Gall Mite (Aceria pseudoplatani) erineum - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_9540_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Apr2025.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
Apterous adults giving birth to new nymphs on underside of a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Apr 2025
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V4357_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Oct2025.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
Females of sexual generation (oviparae) on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Oct 2025
![Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V4319_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Oct2025.jpg "Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]")
Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]
Female of sexual generation (ovipara) on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Oct 2025
![Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_8153_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_17May2023.jpg "Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]")
Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]
Alate adults on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2023
![Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_8156_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_17May2023.jpg "Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]")
Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]
Alate adult on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2023
![Common Oak Thelaxid [Thelaxes dryophila]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_9705_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "Common Oak Thelaxid [Thelaxes dryophila]")
Common Oak Thelaxid [Thelaxes dryophila]
Common Oak Thelaxid aphid alates on female flower peduncle of an English Oak (Quercus robur) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![Large Chicory Aphid [Uroleucon cichorii?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V0101_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Jun2025.jpg "Large Chicory Aphid [Uroleucon cichorii?]")
Large Chicory Aphid [Uroleucon cichorii?]
Alate adults and apterous nymphs on Cat’s-ear (Hypochaeris radicata) stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jun 2025
![Yellow-legged Knapweed Aphid [Uroleucon jaceicola?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V0268_EOS-1D_TheDowns_26Jun2025.jpg "Yellow-legged Knapweed Aphid [Uroleucon jaceicola?]")
Yellow-legged Knapweed Aphid [Uroleucon jaceicola?]
Apterous females on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025
![Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V0785_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2025.jpg "Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]")
Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025
![Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_4878_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Oct2025.jpg "Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]")
Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]
Alder Spittlebug on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Oct 2025
![Common (or Meadow) Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V3327_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Aug2025.jpg "Common (or Meadow) Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]")
Common (or Meadow) Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]
Common Froghopper attracting the attention of a spider - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2025
![Meadow Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_0628_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_22Sep2021.jpg "Meadow Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]")
Meadow Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Sep 2021
![Common (or Meadow) Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V3702_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Sep2025.jpg "Common (or Meadow) Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]")
Common (or Meadow) Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]
Common Froghopper - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Sep 2025
![Meadow Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_0631_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_22Sep2021.jpg "Meadow Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]")
Meadow Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Sep 2021
![Red-and-black Froghopper [Cercopis vulnerata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_7967_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Jun2022.jpg "Red-and-black Froghopper [Cercopis vulnerata]")
Red-and-black Froghopper [Cercopis vulnerata]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![Red-and-black Froghopper [Cercopis vulnerata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_7825_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_27May2022.jpg "Red-and-black Froghopper [Cercopis vulnerata]")
Red-and-black Froghopper [Cercopis vulnerata]
Adults - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 May 2022
![Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_1337_7D_TheDowns_15Mar2026.jpg "Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis ?]")
Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis ?]
adult on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Mar 2026