What have I seen on Asteraceae?

including knapweeds, thistles, yellow composites and ragwort

Banded Comb-footed Spider [Anelosimus vittatus]

A. vittatus on its web on an Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 May 2026

Ferruginous Bee-grabber [Sicus ferrugineus]

male (?) S. ferrugineus on a Rough Hawk's-beard (Crepis biennis) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 May 2026

Ferruginous Bee-grabber [Sicus ferrugineus]

mating pair of S. ferrugineus thick-headed flies on a Rough Hawk's-beard (Crepis biennis) flower with green pot beetles (Cryptocephalus sp.) and a Small Bee-grabber (Thecophora atra?) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 May 2026

tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]

V. villosa beetle on an Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 May 2026

Artichoke Beetle [Sphaeroderma testaceum]

S. testaceum beetle on a Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 May 2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]

female B. lapidarius on a Rough Hawk's-beard (Crepis biennis) flower – Date of image : 30 May 2026

Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]

Larva feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 16 Jul 2021

Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]

Larvae feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 28 Jun 2015

Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]

Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]

Mating pair on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021

false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]

Adult female on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021

tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021

Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]

Female gathering pollen from Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021

Potato Mirid [Closterotomus norvegicus]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2021

Ragwort Aphid [Aphis jacobaeae]

Apterous adults and nymphs on stem of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021

Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]

Adults ‘farming’ Ragwort Aphid (Aphis jacobaeae) on stem of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021

Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]

Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023

Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata]

Female gathering pollen from Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021

Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021

Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]

Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021

including knapweeds, thistles, yellow composites and ragwort

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