includes both Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) and Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
![Common Tachinid fly [Tachina fera] and a soldier beetle [Cantharis flavilabris]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jun_2026/NG8_9161-3_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Jun2026.jpg "Common Tachinid fly [Tachina fera] and a soldier beetle [Cantharis flavilabris]")
Common Tachinid fly [Tachina fera] and a soldier beetle [Cantharis flavilabris]
T. fera and C. flavilabris on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Jun 2026
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/JO8V0225_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]")
Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]
Alate female of summer form on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2112_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Sep2026.jpg "Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]")
Green Shieldbug [Palomena prasina]
late instar nymph of P. prasina on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Sep 2026
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/june_2025/JO8V0267_EOS-1D_TheDowns_26Jun2025.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
Aestivating nymphs of P. acericola in close proximity to a Sycamore Felt Gall Mite (Aceria pseudoplatani) erineum - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025
2 flies on Norwegian Maple
Common Tachinid (Tachina fera) left, and Common Bluebottle (Calliphora vicina?) on Norwegian Maple (Acer platanoides) leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Oct 2026
![Plain-winged Spring Beegrabber [Myopa testacea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0437_60D_TheDowns_08May2025.jpg "Plain-winged Spring Beegrabber [Myopa testacea]")
Plain-winged Spring Beegrabber [Myopa testacea]
Mating pair on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 May 2025
![leafhopper [Eurhadina loewii?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4491_7D_TheDowns_04May2026.jpg "leafhopper [Eurhadina loewii?]")
leafhopper [Eurhadina loewii?]
late instar nymph of E. loewii? starting to moult, exoskeleton splitting dorsally on head and thorax - Location : Belmont, Sutton, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 May 2026
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jun_2026/NG8_9260-BD2_5894_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Jun2026.jpg "Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]")
Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]
an evenly spaced aggregation of adult D. platanoidis alates on the underside of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf; inset shows close-up of two individuals - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 5 Jun 2026
![Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V4319_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Oct2025.jpg "Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus?]")
Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus?]
Female of sexual generation (ovipara) on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Oct 2025
![Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V4355_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Oct2025.jpg "Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]")
Common Sycamore Aphid [Drepanosiphum platanoidis]
Alate male – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Oct 2025
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4551_7D_TheDowns_04May2026.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
cluster of 1st instar nymphs of P. acericola on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf with erinea of the Sycamore Felt Gall Mite and an adult Mirid bug (Psallus) sp. - Location : Belmont, Sutton, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 May 2026
![Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V4357_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Oct2025.jpg "Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]")
Sycamore Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus acericola]
Females of sexual generation (oviparae) on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Oct 2025
![sycamore leafhopper [Edwardsiana nigroloba?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4555_7D_TheDowns_04May2026.jpg "sycamore leafhopper [Edwardsiana nigroloba?]")
sycamore leafhopper [Edwardsiana nigroloba?]
early instar nymph of E. nigroloba? on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Belmont, Sutton, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 May 2026
![Small Elm Case-bearer [Coleophora badiipennella?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V4380_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Oct2025.jpg "Small Elm Case-bearer [Coleophora badiipennella?]")
Small Elm Case-bearer [Coleophora badiipennella?]
Larval case on underside of a Norway Maple leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Oct 2025
![Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_8153_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_17May2023.jpg "Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]")
Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]
Alate adults on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2023
![land snail [Cepaea sp.]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/JO8V4386_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Oct2025.jpg "land snail [Cepaea sp.]")
land snail [Cepaea sp.]
Juvenile on underside of a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Oct 2025
![Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hemiptera-2/NG8_8156_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_17May2023.jpg "Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]")
Common Periphyllus Aphid [Periphyllus testudinaceus]
Alate adult on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2023
![Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis ?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/mar_2026/BD2_1337_7D_TheDowns_15Mar2026.jpg "Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis ?]")
Smaller Green Leafhopper [Empoasca vitis ?]
adult on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Mar 2026
![Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jun_2026/NG8_9312_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Jun2026.jpg "Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]")
Forest Bug [Pentatoma rufipes]
final instar nymph of P. rufipes on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 5 Jun 2026
![Tar Spot [Rhytisma acerinum] and Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep-2025/NG8_4113_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Sep2025-2.jpg "Tar Spot [Rhytisma acerinum] and Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea]")
Tar Spot [Rhytisma acerinum] and Sycamore Gall Mite [Aceria cephalonea]
Sycamore leaf with both Tar Spot fungus and red galls caused by the A. cephalonea mite - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Sep 2025