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

a catch-all term for the many blackberry species in the Rubus fructicosus species aggregate

Green Crab Spider [Diaea dorsata]

female on underside of a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Nov 2025

Birch Catkin Bug [Kleidocerys resedae]

adult on underside of a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Nov 2025

Meadow Brown [Maniola jurtina insularis]

Male of sub-species insularis on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2015

Birch Catkin Bug [Kleidocerys resedae]

adults on underside of Rubus sp. leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Nov 2025

Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]

adult C. marginatus on a Rubus sp. leaf, with a spider(?) emerging from under the leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Sep 2026

Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]

Male of sub-species sabellicae on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jun 2020

Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina sensu lato]

A. cucurbitina on bramble (Rubus avium sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 4 Apr 2026

Common Drone Fly [Eristalis tenax]

female E. tenax on a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Sep 2026

White-shouldered Shieldbug [Dyroderes umbraculatus]

final instar nymph of D. umbraculatus on a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Sep 2026

Curled Rose Sawfly [Allantus cinctus]

male A. cinctus sawfly on a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026

Banded Winter Gnat [Trichocera annulata]

T. annulata on a bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Oct 2025

Tarnished Plant Bug [Lygus pratensis]

Adult on Rubus sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jul 2025

Gatekeeper [Pyronia tithonus britanniae]

Male of sub-species britanniae resting on a Rubus sp. leaf; note two red Trombidium breei mites – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025

Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]

1st instar nymph on Rubus sp. - Location : Banstead Heath, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jul 2025

Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025

Dark Green Fritillary [Speyeria aglaja borealis]

Male of sub-species borealis on Rubus sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Jun 2025

Yellow Shell [Camptogramma bilineata]

C. bilineata moth on bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 5 Jun 2026

Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]

3rd instar nymph on Rubus Sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025

Gatekeeper [Pyronia tithonus]

mating pair of P. tithonus on a Dog Rose (Rosa canina) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Jul 2026

Dark Green Fritillary [Speyeria aglaja borealis]

Male of sub-species borealis on Rubus sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Jun 2025