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

includes both Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) and Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

Bleeding Heart Spider [Nigma puella]

female N. puella on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Apr 2026

comb-footed spider [Theridion varians]

female T. varians on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Apr 2026

Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]

Fluffy wax egg sacs of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025

Common Tachinid [Tachina fera]

T. fera on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 May 2026

Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]

Fluffy wax egg sac of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Jun 2025

Black-collared Carver [Rhogogaster scalaris]

R. scalaris on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 May 2026

long-jawed orb-weaver spider [Tetragnatha sp.]

adult Tetragnatha sp. spider on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026

Woodland Lypha [Lypha dubia]

female L. dubia on a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Mar 2026

Plain-winged Spring Beegrabber [Myopa testacea]

M. testacea on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026

Ashy Mining Bee [Andrena cineraria]

male A. cineraria on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026

Maple Midge [Contarinia acerplicans]

blister gall of C. acerplicans on upper side of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf, and pocket-like leaf deformation beneath - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2026

Common Bagworm Moth [Psyche casta]

larva of P. casta in its dry grass case on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026

ichneumon wasp [unidentified]

female ichneumon wasp on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026

St. Mark's Fly [Bibio marci]

mating pair of B. marci, male on underside of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf (left) and female on upper side - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2026

Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]

H. axyridis of form succinea on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 May 2026

Cream-spot Ladybird [Calvia quatuordecimguttata]

adult C. quatuordecimguttata on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2026

Ichneumon wasp [unidentified]

Ichneumon wasp on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Apr 2026

Cottony Hydrangea Scale [Pulvinaria kuwacola]

4 days after 1st image - Fluffy wax egg sac of P. kuwacola on underside of a sycamore leaf; newly hatched nymphs (orange) predated by final instar larva of 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025

Plain-winged Spring Beegrabber [Myopa testacea]

Mating pair on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 May 2025

Plain-winged Spring Beegrabber [Myopa testacea]

Mating pair on sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 May 2025