What have I seen on Asteraceae?

Seven-spot Ladybird [Coccinella septempunctata]

Adult on Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2020

Broad-barred White [Hecatera bicolorata]

Larva on flower of Crepis sp. - Location : London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 Jul 2024

Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]

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

Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]

Worn and faded male on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Aug 2025

Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]

Male on Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jul 2015

Chalk Hill Blue [Polyomattus coridon]

Male on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Aug 2020

Small White [Pieris rapae]

Male – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025

Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]

Adult female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025

White-zoned Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum leucozonium?]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Oct 2021

Six-spot Burnet [Zygaena filipendulae]

Adult on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Jul 2020

Five-spot Burnet [Zygaena trifolii]

Mating pair on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jun 2015

Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]

Adult ‘farming’ ragwort aphids - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021