What have I seen on Asteraceae?

Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025

Prickly Sow-thistle [Sonchus asper]

Prickly Sow-thistle flower with small chalcid wasp on a leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Sep 2025

Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025

Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]

Adult on Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Oct 2025

Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Aug 2024

Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 27 May 2022

shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 05 Aug 2021

Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum ?]

L. calceatum? on a dandelion flower – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Mar 2026

Chequered Hoverfly [Melanostoma scalare]

male M. scalare on a dandelion flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Mar 2026

Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]

male A. cineraria on Dandelion – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Mar 2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]

adult B. major feeding from a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Apr 2026

Peacock [Aglais io]

Peacock butterfly on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 7 Apr 2026

Yellow-brown Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]

B. ochraceus on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 9 Apr 2026

Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]

female A. mellifera on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Apr 2026

Gooden's Nomad Bee [Nomada goodeniana]

N. goodeniana on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Apr 2026

Green-veined White [Pieris napi]

male P. napi on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Apr 2026

Early Mining Bee [Andrena haemorrhoa]

female A. haemorrhoa on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 7 Apr 2026

Dingy Skipper [Erynnis tages]

E. tages on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026

false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]

adult O. lurida on a Cat’s-ear (Hypochaeris radicata) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 May 2026

Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]

C. hypochaeridis on a Rough Hawk’s-beard (Crepis biennis) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 May 2026