including knapweeds, thistles, yellow composites and ragwort
![Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_3404_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_16Jul2021.jpg "Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]")
Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]
Larva feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 16 Jul 2021
![shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/composites/NG7_4297_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]")
shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2195_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]")
Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]
female S. ribesii on a Lesser Hawkbit (Leontodon saxatilis) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/4A_8823_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_28Jun2015.jpg "Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]")
Cinnabar Moth [Tyria jacobaeae]
Larvae feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 28 Jun 2015
![Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/composites/NG8_7797_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_27May2022.jpg "Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]")
Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 27 May 2022
![Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2178_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]")
Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]
female E. luniger on a Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_3072_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_09Jul2021.jpg "Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]")
Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
Mating pair on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021
![Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/composites/NG8_9272_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20Aug2024.jpg "Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]")
Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Aug 2024
![false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_3291_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]")
false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]
Adult female on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2166_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]")
Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]
B. pascuorum on a Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![Stripe-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis nemorum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2160_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Stripe-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis nemorum]")
Stripe-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis nemorum]
male E. nemorum on a Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_9901_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Sep2021.jpg "tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]")
tumbling flower beetle [Variimorda villosa]
Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021
![Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG7_4339_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]")
Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]
Female gathering pollen from Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Potato Mirid [Closterotomus norvegicus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_3785_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_01Aug2021.jpg "Potato Mirid [Closterotomus norvegicus]")
Potato Mirid [Closterotomus norvegicus]
Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2021
![Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep-2025/JO8V3726_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Sep2025.jpg "Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]")
Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025
![Ragwort Aphid [Aphis jacobaeae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_3347_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "Ragwort Aphid [Aphis jacobaeae]")
Ragwort Aphid [Aphis jacobaeae]
Apterous adults and nymphs on stem of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/NG8_2819_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2025.jpg "Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]")
Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]
Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_8776_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_25Jul2023.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023
![Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_3428_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_16Jul2021.jpg "Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]")
Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]
Adults ‘farming’ Ragwort Aphid (Aphis jacobaeae) on stem of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021
![Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_4332_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata]")
Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata]
Female gathering pollen from Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021