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

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

Fine Streaked Bugkin [Miris striatus]

M. striatus nymph on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Apr 2026

Blunt-jawed Nomad Bee [Nomada striata ?]

female N. striata on a Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 7 Apr 2026

Sycamore [Acer pseudoplatanus]

Sycamore ‘helicopter seeds’ (samaras) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 May 2026

Chocolate Mining Bee [Andrena scotica]

female A. scotica) on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 9 Apr 2026

Green Longhorn [Adela reaumurella]

male (below) and female A. reaumurella on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 9 Apr 2026

Chocolate Mining Bee [Andrena scotica]

female A. scotica on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Apr 2026

Broad-banded Nomad Bee [Nomada signata]

Female N. signata on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Apr 2026

Brimstone [Gonepteryx rhamni]

male Brimstone butterfly well camouflaged beneath a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Apr 2026

Early (or Orange-tailed) Mining Bee [Andrena haemorrhoa]

female A. haemorrhoa collecting pollen from a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Apr 2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]

B. major on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Tree Bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]

B. hypnorum on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Red Mason Bee [Osmia bicornis]

male O. bicornis on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Variable Bibio [Bibio varipes]

female B. varipes on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

hoverfly [Epistrophe/Syrphus sp.]

male Epistrophe/Syrphus sp. hoverfly on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Mix of insects on Sycamore

male Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava) and Andrena sp. bee on Sycamore leaves, with Syrphus sp. hoverfly above - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Yellow Dung Fly [Scathophaga stercoraria]

male S. stercoraria on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]

female M. florea on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]

male (left) and female N. flava on Sycamore leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026

Ichneumon wasp [Apechthis rufata]

A. rufata on a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Apr 2026

Early (or Orange-tailed) Mining Bee [Andrena haemorrhoa]

pollen laden female A. haemorrhoa on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Apr 2026