wasps, sawflies and ants
![ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_3314_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Aug2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]")
ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]
Male (ID uncertain; males of many species of the genus Ichneumon are difficult to separate) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2025
![Yellow-tipped Darwin Wasp [Ichneumon stramentor?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_2729_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Jul2025.jpg "Yellow-tipped Darwin Wasp [Ichneumon stramentor?]")
Yellow-tipped Darwin Wasp [Ichneumon stramentor?]
Male (ID uncertain; males of many species of the genus Ichneumon are difficult to separate) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Jul 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V0650_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jul2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]")
ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]
Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025
![Tiger Ichneumon Wasp [Ichneumon xanthorius]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_2676_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jul2025.jpg "Tiger Ichneumon Wasp [Ichneumon xanthorius]")
Tiger Ichneumon Wasp [Ichneumon xanthorius]
Male – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jul 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Orthocentrus sp.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V0707_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jul2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Orthocentrus sp.]")
ichneumon wasp [Orthocentrus sp.]
Adult – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jul 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Scambus sp.?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_8118_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_27Aug2022.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Scambus sp.?]")
ichneumon wasp [Scambus sp.?]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Aug 2022
![ichneumon wasp [Scambus sp.?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_3817_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_01Aug2021.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Scambus sp.?]")
ichneumon wasp [Scambus sp.?]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2021
![ichneumon wasp [Stilbops ruficornis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_4202_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Stilbops ruficornis]")
ichneumon wasp [Stilbops ruficornis]
Female on Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![ichneumon wasp [cf. Trychosis legator]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_1814_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [cf. Trychosis legator]")
ichneumon wasp [cf. Trychosis legator]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![parasitic wasp [Ormyrus nitidulus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_2456_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_24Aug2020.jpg "parasitic wasp [Ormyrus nitidulus]")
parasitic wasp [Ormyrus nitidulus]
Female, on oak leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Aug 2020
![Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V0594_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jul2025.jpg "Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]")
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]
Adult on Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025
![Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_3031_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_09Jul2021.jpg "Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]")
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]
Adult on St John's Wort (Hypericum sp.) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2021
![Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_1804_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]")
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_1660_EOS-1D_TheDowns_26Jun2025.jpg "Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]")
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]
Adult on (Rubus) sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025
![European Beewolf [Philanthus triangulum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_2277_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Jul2025.jpg "European Beewolf [Philanthus triangulum]")
European Beewolf [Philanthus triangulum]
Male on Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jul 2025
![Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_9357_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Aug2024.jpg "Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]")
Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]
Female on Wild Carrot (Daurica carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2024
![Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_9361_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Aug2024.jpg "Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]")
Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]
Female on Wild Carrot (Daurica carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2024
![Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_3540_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Aug2025.jpg "Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]")
Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]
Adult on bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Aug 2025
![Wall Mason Wasp [Ancistrocerus parietum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_3086_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Aug2025.jpg "Wall Mason Wasp [Ancistrocerus parietum]")
Wall Mason Wasp [Ancistrocerus parietum]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2025
![Median Wasp [Dolichovespula media]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_1889_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Jun2025.jpg "Median Wasp [Dolichovespula media]")
Median Wasp [Dolichovespula media]
Median Wasp on Hogweed - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Jun 2025