including knapweeds, thistles, yellow composites and ragwort
![Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_9926_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Sep2021.jpg "Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]")
Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]
Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Sep 2021
![Furry Drone Fly [Eristalis intricaria]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/IMG_8659_60D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "Furry Drone Fly [Eristalis intricaria]")
Furry Drone Fly [Eristalis intricaria]
Male on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG8_0031_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Sep2021.jpg "Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]")
Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Sharp-collared Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum malachurum?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_3852_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_02Aug2021.jpg "Sharp-collared Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum malachurum?]")
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum malachurum?]
Male on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2021
![Marbled White [Melanargia galathea serena]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera/NG8_1563_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Marbled White [Melanargia galathea serena]")
Marbled White [Melanargia galathea serena]
Female of sub-species serena on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1561_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]")
Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]
adult A. agestis feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026
![Broadbar Clover Sawfly [Tenthredo notha]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG8_0046_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Sep2021.jpg "Broadbar Clover Sawfly [Tenthredo notha]")
Broadbar Clover Sawfly [Tenthredo notha]
Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum ?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/mar_2026/BD2_1072_7D_TheDowns_02Mar2026.jpg "Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum ?]")
Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum ?]
L. calceatum? on a dandelion flower – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Mar 2026
![Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1562_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]")
Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]
adult C. marginatus on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026
![muscid fly [Phaonia angelicae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_4462_EOS-1D_BansteadHeath_19Aug2021.jpg "muscid fly [Phaonia angelicae]")
muscid fly [Phaonia angelicae]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Aug 2021
![muscid fly [Helina reversio]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG8_8131_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_02Sep2022.jpg "muscid fly [Helina reversio]")
muscid fly [Helina reversio]
Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023
![Large Ragwort Picturewing [Merzomyia westermanni]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG8_8770_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_25Jul2023.jpg "Large Ragwort Picturewing [Merzomyia westermanni]")
Large Ragwort Picturewing [Merzomyia westermanni]
Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023
![Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/IMG_8400_60D_BansteadCommon_11Jun2021.jpg "Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]")
Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]
Male on Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2021
![ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0586_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jul2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]")
ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025
![Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG8_0087_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Sep2021.jpg "Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]")
Sun Fly [Helophilus pendulus]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Sep 2021
![Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG8_0122_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Sep2021.jpg "Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]")
Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2021
![Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG8_9298_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Aug2024.jpg "Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]")
Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]
Female on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2024
![Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/ragwort/NG7_2449_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_24Aug2020.jpg "Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]")
Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Aug 2020
![blood bee [Sphecodes sp.]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1627_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "blood bee [Sphecodes sp.]")
blood bee [Sphecodes sp.]
adult, possibly S. monilicornis on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026
![Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG7_2216_EOS-1D_Banstead_Common_02Aug2020.jpg "Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]")
Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]
Female collecting pollen from Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2020