Some very early Small Heath butterflies (Coenonympha pamphilus) are on the wing today, while an English Oak (Quercus robur) tree revealed another type of gall, a Currant Gall caused by the gall wasp Neuroterus quercusbaccarum. These can occur either on a leaf or the male catkins of the oak tree. On a leaf of the same tree I found a Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava). Also seen for the first time this year was a Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea).
![Small Heath [Coenonympha pamphilus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_6024_SX270_TheDowns_26Jun2019.jpg "Small Heath [Coenonympha pamphilus]")
![Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0371_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]")
![Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0370_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]")
![Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0427_60D_TheDowns_08May2025.jpg "Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]")
![Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0384_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]")
Latest wildflowers to show are Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum).
![Garlic Mustard [Alliaria petiolata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0377_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Garlic Mustard [Alliaria petiolata]")
![Mouse-ear Chickweed [Cerastium fontanum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0378_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Mouse-ear Chickweed [Cerastium fontanum]")
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