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

Pollinators just love Wild Parsnip (gallery includes other umbellifers like Cow Parsley and Wild Carrot)

7-spot Ladybird [Coccinella septempunctata]

Adult on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Aug 2015

Fly Honeysuckle Aphid [Hyadaphis foeniculi?]

variably coloured adults and nymphs of H. foeniculi? on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026

Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis f. succinea]

Adult of form succinea on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021

Common Wasp [Vespula vulgaris]

Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Aug 2020

Long Hoverfly [Sphaerophoria scripta]

Male on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021

plant bug [Orthops basalis]

Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021

square-headed wasp [Ectemnius lapidarius?]

Ectemnius sp. wasp (possibly E. lapidarius) on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jul 2026

plant bug [Orthops campestris]

Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021

Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum?]

male Lasioglossum sp. bee, possibly (L. calceatum) on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2026

Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly [Chrysotoxum bicinctum]

Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2021

Common Red Ant [Myrmica rubra]

M. rubra on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2026

Common Red Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]

Mating pair - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2021

Black Bean Aphid [Aphis fabae?]

black apterous aphids, possible A. fabae, mixed with green aphids, which may be a different species (Dysaphis sp.?) on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2026

Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]

Female on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021

Jet Black Ant [Lasius fuliginosus?]

possible L. fuliginosus ants attending aphids on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2026

Fly Honeysuckle Aphid [Hyadaphis foeniculi?]

variably coloured adults and nymphs of H. foeniculi? on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 Aug 2026

Tapered Drone Fly [Eristalis pertinax]

Male on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021

Common Candy-striped Spider [Enoplognatha ovata?]

Adult, with silk spun around prey (Note: ID tentative) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2021

Willow-umbellifer Aphid [Cavariella pastinacae]

adults and nymphs on two different Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) at opposite ends of the common - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 Jul 2026

Striped Shieldbug [Graphosoma italicum]

adult G. italicum on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026