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

Seven-spot Ladybird [Coccinella septempunctata]

Adult on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021

Small White [Pieris rapae]

Female P. rapae on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Aug 2026

Raspberry Beetle [Byturus ochraceus]

Adults on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Apr 2025

Broad-barred White [Hecatera bicolorata]

Larva on flower of Crepis sp. - Location : London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 Jul 2024

Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jun 2025

Prickly Sow-thistle [Sonchus asper]

Prickly Sow-thistle flower with small chalcid wasp on a leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Sep 2025

Small White [Pieris rapae]

Male – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025

Fabricius' Nomad Bee [Nomada fabriciana]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 7 Jun 2025

Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]

Adult female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025

White-zoned Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum leucozonium?]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Oct 2021

Common Tachinid [Tachina fera]

female T. fera on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Aug 2026

Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]

Male on Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2025

Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025

Lesser Hornet Hoverfly [Volucella inanis]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2025

false blister beetle [Oedemera lurida]

adult O. lurida on a Cat’s-ear (Hypochaeris radicata) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 May 2026

Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]

V. cardui on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2026

Chalk Hill Blue [Lysandra coridon]

male L. coridon on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus lapidarius]

queen B. lapidarius on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2026

Clouded Yellow [Colias croceus]

male C. croceus feeding on a yellow composite - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2026

Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]

Female on Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025