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

includes Blackthorn, Wild Cherry, Cherry Plum and Cherry Laurel

Variable Duskyface Fly [Melanostoma mellinum]

male M. mellinum on Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Mar 2026

Red Harvestman [Opilio canestrinii]

adult O. canestrinii on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 Aug 2026

Long-horned Springtail [Pogonognathellus longicornis]

adult P. longicornis on underside of a Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Mar 2026

globular springtail [Dicyrtomina saundersi]

adults D. saundersi on a Cherry Laurel leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Mar 2026

Common Red Ant [Myrmica rubra]

M. rubra on underside of a Cherry Laurel leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Mar 2026

Apple Leaf Miner [Lyonetia clerkella?]

Multiple leaf mines on a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf caused by larvae of L. clerkella? – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Oct 2025

non-biting midge [unidentified]

male non-biting midge of the family Chironomidae on a Cherry Laurel leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Nov 2025

Blackthorn [Prunus spinosa]

Blackthorn berries (‘Sloe berries’) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jul 2025

Gold Dust Lichen [Chrysothrix candelaris ?]

C. candelaris? on the trunk of a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) tree – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Feb 2026

Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]

B. hypnorum on Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) blossom – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Feb 2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee [Bombus terrestris]

B. terrestris queen on Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) blossom – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Feb 2026

Western Honey Bee [Apis mellifera]

A. mellifera on Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) blossom – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Feb 2026

leafhopper [Arboridia ribauti]

Adult on Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Aug 2025

Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii ?]

male S. ribesii on a Blackthorn flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Mar 2026

Wild Cherry [Prunus avium]

Wild Cherry – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025

Spring Epistrophe [Epistrophe eligans]

female E. eligans on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Mar 2026

Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]

female A. fulva on Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Mar 2026

Lesser Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus vitripennis]

female S. vitripennis on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Mar 2026

Tawny Mining Bee [Andrena fulva]

male A. fulva on Blackthorn – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Mar 2026

Blackthorn Case-bearer [Coleophora coracipennella?]

Larval case of C. coracipennella? on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) leaf [ N.B. This is a tentative ID as indistinguishable from larval cases of C. spinella and C. prunifoliae ] - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 May 2025