a catch-all term for the many blackberry species in the Rubus fructicosus species aggregate
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/nov_2025/JO8V4567_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Nov2025.jpg "Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]")
Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]
Alate (winged) male on underside of a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Nov 2025
![Speckled Wood [Pararge aegeria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/NG8_3539_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Aug2025.jpg "Speckled Wood [Pararge aegeria]")
Speckled Wood [Pararge aegeria]
Adult female of sub-species tircis on bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Aug 2025
![Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/NG8_3540_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Aug2025.jpg "Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]")
Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]
Adult on bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Aug 2025