more common on the Downs than you might like
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4739_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg "Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]")
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adult and nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf, with a Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus?) worker in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4756_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg "Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]")
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adult, apterous adult and nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf, with a Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus?) worker in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![larval case [Coleophora sp.]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4813_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Oct2025.jpg "larval case [Coleophora sp.]")
larval case [Coleophora sp.]
Larval case of a Coleophora sp. moth on a Common Dogwood leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Oct 2025
![Southern Hawker [Aeshna cyanea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_9926_60D_TheDowns_25Aug2024.jpg "Southern Hawker [Aeshna cyanea]")
Southern Hawker [Aeshna cyanea]
male A. cyanea resting on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2024
![Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0029_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16May2025.jpg "Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]")
Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]
Underside of female on a web - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 May 2025
![Small Blue [Cupido minimus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0045_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16May2025.jpg "Small Blue [Cupido minimus]")
Small Blue [Cupido minimus]
female C. minimus on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) flowers – Date of image : 16 May 2025
![Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0083_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17May2025.jpg "Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]")
Trivial Plant Bug [Closterotomus trivialis]
female C. trivialis on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) flower buds- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2025
![Birch Shieldbug [Elasmostethus interstinctus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4932_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Oct2025.jpg "Birch Shieldbug [Elasmostethus interstinctus]")
Birch Shieldbug [Elasmostethus interstinctus]
Adult on dogwood leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Oct 2025
![Birch Shieldbug [Elasmostethus interstinctus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4935_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Oct2025.jpg "Birch Shieldbug [Elasmostethus interstinctus]")
Birch Shieldbug [Elasmostethus interstinctus]
Adult on dogwood leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Oct 2025
![Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0359_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22May2025.jpg "Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]")
Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]
Male on Common Dogwood leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 May 2025
![Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0401_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23May2025.jpg "Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]")
Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]
Underside of female on a web - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 May 2025
![Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/NG8_0404_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23May2025.jpg "Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]")
Garden Chafer [Phyllopertha horticola]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 May 2025
![tachinid fly [unidentified]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8328_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15May2026.jpg "tachinid fly [unidentified]")
tachinid fly [unidentified]
tachinid fly on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026
![Wandering Crab Spider [Philodromus aureolus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/NG8_8329_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15May2026.jpg "Wandering Crab Spider [Philodromus aureolus]")
Wandering Crab Spider [Philodromus aureolus]
female P. aureolus on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026
![Dogwood Mildew [Erysiphe tortilis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7221-BD2_3056_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Apr2026.jpg "Dogwood Mildew [Erysiphe tortilis]")
Dogwood Mildew [Erysiphe tortilis]
E. tortilis powdery mildew coating new leaves and flower buds of Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Apr 2026
![Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7489_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Apr2026.jpg "Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]")
Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]
Green Hairstreak on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Apr 2026