including dandelions, hawk’s-beards, hawkweeds, oxtongues and ragwort
![shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/composites/NG7_4297_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]")
shining flower beetle [Olibrus aeneus]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2195_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]")
Common Banded Hoverfly [Syrphus ribesii]
female S. ribesii on a Lesser Hawkbit (Leontodon saxatilis) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![Migrant Hoverfly [Eupeodes corollae?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2026/NG9_2606_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Oct2026.jpg "Migrant Hoverfly [Eupeodes corollae?]")
Migrant Hoverfly [Eupeodes corollae?]
male E. corollae on hawkweed - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Oct 2026
![Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/composites/NG8_7797_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_27May2022.jpg "Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]")
Swollen-thighed Beetle [Oedemera nobilis]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 27 May 2022
![Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2178_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]")
Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]
female E. luniger on a Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/composites/NG8_9272_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20Aug2024.jpg "Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]")
Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Aug 2024
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2026/NG9_2663_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2026.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
female E. balteatus on hawkweed - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Oct 2026
![Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2166_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]")
Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]
B. pascuorum on a Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![Stripe-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis nemorum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2160_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Stripe-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis nemorum]")
Stripe-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis nemorum]
male E. nemorum on a Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Sep 2026
![Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera-1-bees/NG7_4339_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Aug2021.jpg "Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]")
Grey-banded Mining Bee [Andrena denticulata?]
Female gathering pollen from Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Aug 2021
![Lesser Variable Bibio [Bibio lanigerus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/BD2_2120_7D_TheDowns_01Apr2026.jpg "Lesser Variable Bibio [Bibio lanigerus]")
Lesser Variable Bibio [Bibio lanigerus]
male B. lanigerus resting on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed head - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Apr 2026
![Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep-2025/JO8V3726_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Sep2025.jpg "Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]")
Common Sun-jumper [Heliophanus flavipes]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025
![Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_1601_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg "Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]")
Marmalade Hoverfly [Episyrphus balteatus]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1561_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]")
Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]
adult A. agestis feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026
![Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum ?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/mar_2026/BD2_1072_7D_TheDowns_02Mar2026.jpg "Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum ?]")
Common Furrow Bee [Lasioglossum calceatum ?]
L. calceatum? on a dandelion flower – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Mar 2026
![Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1562_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]")
Dock Bug [Coreus marginatus]
adult C. marginatus on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026
![ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0586_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jul2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]")
ichneumon wasp [Endromopoda detrita?]
Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025
![Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera-1-syrphidae-hoverflies/NG8_8145_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_12Sep2022.jpg "Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]")
Black-tailed Aphideater [Eupeodes luniger]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Sep 2022
![Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_3225_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_11Jul2021.jpg "Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]")
Small Green Pot Beetle [Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis]
Adult on Hieraceum sp. - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 Jul 2021
![Clouded Yellow [Colias croceus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1650_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "Clouded Yellow [Colias croceus]")
Clouded Yellow [Colias croceus]
adult C. croceus feeding on a yellow composite - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026