aphids, whiteflies, plant lice, scale insects, planthoppers, froghoppers and leafhoppers
![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
![sycamore leafhopper [Edwardsiana nigroloba?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_4555_7D_TheDowns_04May2026.jpg "sycamore leafhopper [Edwardsiana nigroloba?]")
sycamore leafhopper [Edwardsiana nigroloba?]
early instar nymph of E. nigroloba? on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Belmont, Sutton, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 May 2026
![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
![leafhopper [Arboridia ribauti]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_1501_7D_TheDowns_20Mar2026.jpg "leafhopper [Arboridia ribauti]")
leafhopper [Arboridia ribauti]
adult A. ribauti on underside of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Mar 2026
![Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_2159_7D_TheDowns_02Apr2026.jpg "Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis]")
Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis]
adult on underside of Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf between erinea of the Sycamore Felt Gall Mite (Aceria pseudoplatani agg.) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 2 Apr 2026
![leafhopper [Eurhadina loewii?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_4491_7D_TheDowns_04May2026.jpg "leafhopper [Eurhadina loewii?]")
leafhopper [Eurhadina loewii?]
late instar nymph of E. loewii? starting to moult, exoskeleton splitting dorsally on head and thorax - Location : Belmont, Sutton, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 May 2026
![leafhopper [Oncopsis sp.?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V9913_EOS-1D_TheDowns_04Jun2025.jpg "leafhopper [Oncopsis sp.?]")
leafhopper [Oncopsis sp.?]
the discarded exuvium (shed exoskeleton) of a nymph of an Oncopsis sp.(?) planthopper - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jun 2025
![birch-feeding leafhopper [Oncopsis flavicollis/subangulata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_1830-35_7D_TheDowns_28Mar2026.jpg "birch-feeding leafhopper [Oncopsis flavicollis/subangulata]")
birch-feeding leafhopper [Oncopsis flavicollis/subangulata]
nymph of O. flavicollis or O. subangulata on Silver Birch (above) and grazing damage caused by larvae (below) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Mar 2026
![Common Lacehopper [Cixius nervosus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG7_2999_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_09Jul2021.jpg "Common Lacehopper [Cixius nervosus]")
Common Lacehopper [Cixius nervosus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2021
![planthopper [Issus coleoptratus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_0729_7D_TheDowns_25Feb2026.jpg "planthopper [Issus coleoptratus]")
planthopper [Issus coleoptratus]
nymph of I. coleoptratus on an oak stump – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Feb 2026
![Ivy Planthopper [Issus coleoptratus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_2216_7D_TheDowns_02Apr2026.jpg "Ivy Planthopper [Issus coleoptratus]")
Ivy Planthopper [Issus coleoptratus]
mid-instar nymph on back of my hand - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 2 Apr 2026
![Horned Treehopper [Centrotus cornutus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_5739_7D_TheDowns_26May2026.jpg "Horned Treehopper [Centrotus cornutus]")
Horned Treehopper [Centrotus cornutus]
adult C. cornutus on a Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) cane - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 May 2026
![Ash Psyllid [Psyllopsis fraxini agg.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_8688-90_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23May2026.jpg "Ash Psyllid [Psyllopsis fraxini agg.]")
Ash Psyllid [Psyllopsis fraxini agg.]
leaflet-roll gall caused by nymphs of P. fraxini on upper and lower surfaces of an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 May 2026
![jumping plant louse [Cacopsylla melanoneura?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_4768_7D_TheDowns_05May2026.jpg "jumping plant louse [Cacopsylla melanoneura?]")
jumping plant louse [Cacopsylla melanoneura?]
adult C. melanoneura? on Goat Willow (Salix caprea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 May 2026
![jumping plant louse [Cacopsylla melanoneura?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_4764_7D_TheDowns_05May2026.jpg "jumping plant louse [Cacopsylla melanoneura?]")
jumping plant louse [Cacopsylla melanoneura?]
nymphs of C. melanoneura? on Goat Willow (Salix caprea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 May 2026
![plant louse [unidentified]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/JO8V4705_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Nov2025.jpg "plant louse [unidentified]")
plant louse [unidentified]
plant louse of family Psyllidae or Triozidae on underside of a Cherry Laurel leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Nov 2025
![Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_1777_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg "Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]")
Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]
4 days after 1st image - Fluffy wax egg sac of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf; newly hatched nymphs (orange) predated by final instar larva of 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_1542_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Jun2025.jpg "Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]")
Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]
Fluffy wax egg sacs of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025
![Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_1548_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Jun2025.jpg "Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]")
Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]
Fluffy wax egg sac of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025
![Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/BD2_4267_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]")
Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]
White waxy egg sacs of P. regalis on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026