A favourite of many pollinators
![Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis] and Spotted Longhorn Beetle [Rutpela maculata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jun_2026/BD2_5870-NG8_9198_7D_TheDowns_01Jun2026.jpg "Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis] and Spotted Longhorn Beetle [Rutpela maculata]")
Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis] and Spotted Longhorn Beetle [Rutpela maculata]
male C. trivialis and male R. maculata on Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Jun 2026
![mirid bug [Orthops campestris]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jul_2026/BD2_6182_7D_TheDowns_20Jul2026.jpg "mirid bug [Orthops campestris]")
mirid bug [Orthops campestris]
adult O. campestris on Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jul 2026
![Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/BD2_6355_7D_TheDowns_19Aug2026.jpg "Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]")
Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]
larva of H. axyridis on Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Aug 2026
![Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/BD2_6397_7D_TheDowns_25Aug2026.jpg "Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]")
Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]
mixed nymphs and adults of A. fabae on Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium), attended by Myrmica sp. ants - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2026
![Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/BD2_6484_7D_TheDowns_31Aug2026.jpg "Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]")
Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae]
mixed nymphs and adult alates of A. fabae on Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 Aug 2026
![22-spot Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0405_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Jul2025.jpg "22-spot Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]")
22-spot Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]
Larva on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2025
![Truffle Blacklet [Cheilosia soror]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0489_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12Jul2025.jpg "Truffle Blacklet [Cheilosia soror]")
Truffle Blacklet [Cheilosia soror]
Female on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jul 2025
![Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/JO8V0785_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2025.jpg "Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]")
Alder Spittlebug [Aphrophora alni]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025
![Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn [Agapanthia villosoviridescensa]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_7896_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Jun2022.jpg "Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn [Agapanthia villosoviridescensa]")
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn [Agapanthia villosoviridescensa]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Jun 2022
![Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/JO8V0434_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Jul2025.jpg "Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]")
Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]
Male on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2025
![Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/JO8V0445_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Jul2025.jpg "Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]")
Common Mini-miner [Andrena minutula]
Female gathering pollen from Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2025
![Greater Pennant Wasp [Gasteruption jaculator]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0542_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Jul2025.jpg "Greater Pennant Wasp [Gasteruption jaculator]")
Greater Pennant Wasp [Gasteruption jaculator]
Female on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
![Flower Crab Spider [Misumena vatia]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/JO8V0047_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Jun2025.jpg "Flower Crab Spider [Misumena vatia]")
Flower Crab Spider [Misumena vatia]
Adult female with her catch, a Lasioglossum sp. or Andrena sp. bee - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jun 2025
![Sharp-shouldered Fly Fox [Ectemnius dives]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0548_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Jul2025.jpg "Sharp-shouldered Fly Fox [Ectemnius dives]")
Sharp-shouldered Fly Fox [Ectemnius dives]
Adult on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
![Flower Crab Spider [Misumena vatia]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/JO8V0053_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Jun2025.jpg "Flower Crab Spider [Misumena vatia]")
Flower Crab Spider [Misumena vatia]
Adult female with her catch, a Lasioglossum sp. or Andrena sp. bee - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jun 2025
![Herb Bennet Aphid [Macrosiphum gei?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/JO8V0209_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jun2025.jpg "Herb Bennet Aphid [Macrosiphum gei?]")
Herb Bennet Aphid [Macrosiphum gei?]
Apterous nymphs of various ages on the upper part of the stem of Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jun 2025
![Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jul_2026/NG9_0822_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Jul2026.jpg "Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]")
Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]
G. italicum on a Common Hogweed stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Jul 2026
![22-spot Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/JO8V0829_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Aug2025.jpg "22-spot Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]")
22-spot Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]
Mating pair on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2025
![Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG7_2890_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Jul2021.jpg "Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]")
Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]
Adult male on Common Hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2021
![Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera/NG7_3166_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_11Jul2021.jpg "Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]")
Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]
Adult female on Common Hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021