a catch-all term for the many blackberry species in the Rubus fructicosus species aggregate
![dung fly [Scathophaga sp.]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4895_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Oct2025.jpg "dung fly [Scathophaga sp.]")
dung fly [Scathophaga sp.]
Dung fly, possibly female S. stercoraria, on a bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Oct 2025
![Hooded Dryomyza [Dryomyza anilis?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4916_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Oct2025.jpg "Hooded Dryomyza [Dryomyza anilis?]")
Hooded Dryomyza [Dryomyza anilis?]
D. anilis on a bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Oct 2025
![Dingy Skipper [Erynnis tages]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8006_EOS-1D_Downs_05May2026.jpg "Dingy Skipper [Erynnis tages]")
Dingy Skipper [Erynnis tages]
E. tages on a bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 May 2026
![Orange Ladybird [Halyzia sedecimguttata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0097_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19May2025.jpg "Orange Ladybird [Halyzia sedecimguttata]")
Orange Ladybird [Halyzia sedecimguttata]
Adult on Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2025
![Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1473_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Jun2025.jpg "Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]")
Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]
Adult of form conspicua on Rubus sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025
![Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8191_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12May2026.jpg "Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]")
Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]
Adult on bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 May 2026
![Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1617_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]
3rd instar nymphs of P. prasina on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1648_EOS-1D_TheDowns_26Jun2025.jpg "Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]")
Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]
Male of sub-species sabellicae on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025
![Violet Black-legged Robberfly [Dioctria atricapilla]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0571_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30May2025.jpg "Violet Black-legged Robberfly [Dioctria atricapilla]")
Violet Black-legged Robberfly [Dioctria atricapilla]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 May 2025
![Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1660_EOS-1D_TheDowns_26Jun2025.jpg "Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]")
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis]
Adult on (Rubus) sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025
![Roesel's Bush-cricket [Roeseliana roeselii]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1683_EOS-1D_TheDowns_26Jun2025.jpg "Roesel's Bush-cricket [Roeseliana roeselii]")
Roesel's Bush-cricket [Roeseliana roeselii]
Adult of fully winged form diluta on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025
![Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1723_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg "Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]")
Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]
Female of sub-species sabellicae on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8305_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15May2026.jpg "Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]")
Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]
D. rufipes on a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026
![22-spotted Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1746_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Jun2025.jpg "22-spotted Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]")
22-spotted Ladybird [Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata]
Adult on Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025
![Mottled Umber [Erannis defoliaria]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8333_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15May2026.jpg "Mottled Umber [Erannis defoliaria]")
Mottled Umber [Erannis defoliaria]
caterpillar of E. defoliaria on a Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026
![Roesel's Bush-cricket [Roeseliana roeselii]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/NG8_1822_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Roesel's Bush-cricket [Roeseliana roeselii]")
Roesel's Bush-cricket [Roeseliana roeselii]
Male on Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Bramble Sawfly [Arge cyanocrocea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8402_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16May2026.jpg "Bramble Sawfly [Arge cyanocrocea]")
Bramble Sawfly [Arge cyanocrocea]
A. cyanocrocea on bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 May 2026
![Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8511_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21May2026.jpg "Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]")
Black-striped Longhorn Beetle [Stenurella melanura]
S. melanura on a bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 May 2026
![Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8590_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22May2026.jpg "Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]")
Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]
adult D. rufipes with its prey on a bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 May 2026
![Red-thighed Macrophya [Macrophya rufipes]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8801_EOS-1D_TheDowns_24May2026.jpg "Red-thighed Macrophya [Macrophya rufipes]")
Red-thighed Macrophya [Macrophya rufipes]
female M. rufipes on bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 May 2026