Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Form tutti. Taken at Bernwood Forest, Bucks, on June 15th 2014. (© David Hastings) (1/125th sec at f13)  Form aurea. Taken at Aston, Oxon., on June 5th 2025. (© David Hastings) (1/100th sec at f/11) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae (ABH : 73.012) Wing span: 32 - 38mm This species has a broad, hooked forewing with a bold, shiny, metallic yellow or greenish-yellow pattern. In form aurea the broad brown central cross-band is entire. In form tutti it is broken into two blotches. It is found throughout the British Isles. Habitats are gardens, hedgerows, ditch-banks, marshes, fens, wood edges and other rough sward. In the south of England there are two generations, June/July and August/September. There is often a partial second generation further north. In Scotland and Ireland there is one generation from June to early August. It over-winters as a small larva. The most frequent larval foodplant is Common Nettle, but other herbaceous plants are also used. It flies at dusk, when it visits flowers. It comes to light. Earliest UK sighting: 5th June ; Latest UK sighting: 26th September Sightings
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