includes both Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) and Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
![Cream-spot Ladybird [Calvia quatuordecimguttata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/BD2_2075_7D_TheDowns_01Apr2026.jpg "Cream-spot Ladybird [Calvia quatuordecimguttata]")
Cream-spot Ladybird [Calvia quatuordecimguttata]
adult C. quatuordecimguttata on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Apr 2026
![hoverfly egg [Syrphidae sp.?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V3861_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg "hoverfly egg [Syrphidae sp.?]")
hoverfly egg [Syrphidae sp.?]
Egg of a Syrphidae hoverfly(?) on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![Norway Maple Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus lyropictus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/BD2_6366_7D_TheDowns_24Aug2026.jpg "Norway Maple Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus lyropictus]")
Norway Maple Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus lyropictus]
mixed nymphs and adults of P. lyropictus on underside of a Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Aug 2026
![Sapling Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum acerinum?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V3863_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg "Sapling Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum acerinum?]")
Sapling Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum acerinum?]
Immature nymph of D. acerinum? on Tar Spot fungus on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![Common Sunburst Lichen [Xanthoria parietina?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V3870_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg "Common Sunburst Lichen [Xanthoria parietina?]")
Common Sunburst Lichen [Xanthoria parietina?]
Common Sunburst Lichen (?) on a sycamore branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![Norway Maple Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus lyropictus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/BD2_6410_7D_TheDowns_25Aug2026.jpg "Norway Maple Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus lyropictus]")
Norway Maple Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus lyropictus]
mixed nymphs and adults of P. lyropictus on the helicopter seed (samara) of a Norway Maple (Acer platanoides), attended by a Black Garden Ant (Lasius niger) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2026
![Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V3872_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg "Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]")
Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]
Adult of form ‘succinea’ on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V3886_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]")
Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]
Ventral view of female on her web above a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4257_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
A cluster of 1st stage nymphs of P. acericola on the underside of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf; not true colour, processed to get more detail of these 0.75mm nymphs - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4259_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
Alate adult female of P. acericola with a cluster of 1st stage nymphs on the underside of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2026/NG9_2711_EOS-1D_TheDowns_08Oct2026.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
male E. balteatus on a Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 Oct 2026
Spider silhouetted on a leaf
Spider silhouetted on a Norway Maple leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Sep 2025
![Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V3904_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]")
Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]
Adult of form ‘succinea’ next to Tar Spot fungus on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4267_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]")
Horse Chestnut Scale [Pulvinaria regalis]
White waxy egg sacs of P. regalis on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
moth caterpillars on Sycamore
Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria), at left, and Scarce Umber (Agriopis aurantiaria) caterpillars on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![tumbling flower beetle [Mordella aculeata?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4322_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "tumbling flower beetle [Mordella aculeata?]")
tumbling flower beetle [Mordella aculeata?]
M. aculeata? on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4338_7D_TheDowns_02May2026.jpg "Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]")
Striped Oak Bug [Rhabdomiris striatellus]
late instar nymph R. striatellus on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2026
![Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus] and Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jun_2026/NG8_9154-6_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Jun2026.jpg "Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus] and Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]")
Fine-streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus] and Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]
adult M. striatus and a final stage larva of H. axyridis on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Jun 2026
![Maple Gall Mite [Aceria macrorhyncha]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2026/BD2_6660_7D_TheDowns_11Oct2026.jpg "Maple Gall Mite [Aceria macrorhyncha]")
Maple Gall Mite [Aceria macrorhyncha]
gall caused by A. macrorhyncha on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Oct 2026
![Birch Catkin Bug [Kleidocerys resedae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/dec_2025/JO8V4874_EOS-1D_TheDowns_03Dec2025.jpg "Birch Catkin Bug [Kleidocerys resedae]")
Birch Catkin Bug [Kleidocerys resedae]
Birch Catkin Bugs on sycamore leaf buds - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Dec 2025