What have I seen on Brambles?

a catch-all term for the many blackberry species in the Rubus fructicosus species aggregate

Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]

Adult on bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 May 2026

Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]

D. rufipes on a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026

Mottled Umber [Erannis defoliaria]

caterpillar of E. defoliaria on a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026

Bramble Sawfly [Arge cyanocrocea]

A. cyanocrocea on bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 May 2026

Green Crab Spider [Diaea dorsata]

female on underside of a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Nov 2025

Birch Catkin Bug [Kleidocerys resedae]

adult on underside of a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Nov 2025

Meadow Brown [Maniola jurtina insularis]

Male of sub-species insularis on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2015

Birch Catkin Bug [Kleidocerys resedae]

adults on underside of Rubus sp. leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Nov 2025

Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]

Male of sub-species sabellicae on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jun 2020

Gatekeeper [Pyronia tithonus britanniae]

Male of sub-species britanniae resting on a Rubus sp. leaf; note two red Trombidium breei mites – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025

Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025

Dark Green Fritillary [Speyeria aglaja borealis]

Male of sub-species borealis on Rubus sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Jun 2025

Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]

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

Dark Green Fritillary [Speyeria aglaja borealis]

Male of sub-species borealis on Rubus sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Jun 2025

Common Marble [Celypha lacunana]

Adult on Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jun 2025

Common (or Meadow) Froghopper [Philaenus spumarius]

Common Froghopper attracting the attention of a spider - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2025

Large Rose Sawfly [Arge pagana]

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

Shining Bramble Dot [Stigmella splendidissimella]

Larval leaf mines of S. splendidissimella on Rubus sp. leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Nov 2025

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil [Polydrusus formosus]

Adult on bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022

Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]

Late stage nymph on bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 May 2021

a catch-all term for the many blackberry species in the Rubus fructicosus species aggregate

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