What have I seen on Asteraceae?

including knapweeds, thistles, yellow composites and ragwort

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum malachurum?]

Male on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2021

Marbled White [Melanargia galathea serena]

Female of sub-species serena on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025

Broadbar Clover Sawfly [Tenthredo notha]

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

muscid fly [Phaonia angelicae]

Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Aug 2021

muscid fly [Helina reversio]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]

Male on Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021

Large Ragwort Picturewing [Merzomyia westermanni]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023

Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]

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

Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]

Larva feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 26 Jul 2020

Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]

Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2021

Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]

Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2024

Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Aug 2020

Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]

Female collecting pollen from Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2020

ichneumon wasp [Scambus sp.?]

Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Aug 2022

Seven-spot Ladybird [Coccinella septempunctata]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021

Double-striped Pug [Gymnoscelis rufifasciata]

Larva on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Aug 2021

Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]

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

Dark Green Fritillary [Speyeria aglaja borealis]

Female of sub-species borealis feeding on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Jul 2020

Double-striped Pug [Gymnoscelis rufifasciata]

Larva on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Aug 2021

Wall Mason Wasp [Ancistrocerus parietum]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2025

including knapweeds, thistles, yellow composites and ragwort

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