What have I seen on Prunus species? - A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs

includes Blackthorn, Wild Cherry, Cherry Plum and Cherry Laurel

non-biting midge [unidentified]

mating pair of non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae on a Cherry Laurel leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 2 Dec 2025

ichneumon wasp [Exetastes adpressorius?]

female E. adpressorius on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Sep 2026

moth caterpillar [unidentified]

Caterpillar of a Noctuidae? moth on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Oct 2026

Kentish Snail [Monacha cantiana?]

M. cantiana? on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Oct 2026

lauxaniid fly [Peplomyza litura]

Adult P. litura on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Oct 2026

Holly Blue [Celastrina argiolus]

adult C. argiolus on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Oct 2026

Raspberry Beetle [Byturus tomentosus ?]

B. tomentosus? on Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) flowers - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 8 Apr 2026

Cynipid gall wasp [unidentified]

Cynipid gall wasp on the underside of a cherry laurel leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Mar 2026

Cynipid gall wasp [Andricus sp.?]

Possible Andricus oak gall wasp on a cherry laurel leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Mar 2026

Apple Leaf Miner [Lyonetia clerkella?]

Leaf mine caused by a larva of L. clarkella? on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Sep 2025

Girdled Snail [Hygromia cinctella]

H. cinctella on Prunus laurocerasus (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Apr 2026

Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]

5th instar (final) nymphs of P. prasina of different colour forms on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Sep 2026

Girdled Snail [Hygromia cinctella]

H. cinctella on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Sep 2026

parasitic wasps caught in spider’s web

parasitic wasps caught in spider’s web on a Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Apr 2026

Large Flax Flea Beetle [Aphthona euphorbiae]

adult A. euphorbiae on a Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Mar 2026

Common Plum [Prunus domestica]

Plum of P. domestica exuding droplets of sap and showing early signs of a fungal infection - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2026

Long-horned Springtail [Pogonognathellus longicornis]

adult P. longicornis on underside of a Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Mar 2026

Woodland Red Ant [Myrmica ruginodis]

M. ruginodis on underside of a Cherry Laurel leaf with globular springtails (Dicyrtomina saundersi) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Mar 2026

Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]

L. niger on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Mar 2026

Apple Leaf Miner [Lyonetia clerkella?]

Leaf mine caused by a larva of L. clarkella? on a Prunus sp. leaf (possibly Wild Cherry) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2025