Burnished Brass - Diachrysia chrysitis

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Description

Wingspan 28-35 mm. This spectacular moth has large areas of metallic colouring on the forewings.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Inhabits gardens, waste ground and marshy areas.

When to see it

The species is double-brooded, with moths on the wing between June and September.

Life History

The larvae feed on plants such as Common Nettle.

UK Status

Common over most of the British Isles. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire & Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)

Reference
73.012 BF2434
  • Mark Skevington
    Ketton Quarry
    26 June 2010
    f. chrysitis
  • Mark Skevington
    Huncote Embankment
    02 July 2010
    f. stenochrysis - a potential split
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden1
    03 July 2005
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    03 June 2014
  • John Cranfield
    Fleckney garden1
    07 July 2006
  • Rod Baker
    Newton Harcourt
    02 September 2012

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Burnished Brass
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Records on NatureSpot:
448
First record:
23/07/1951 (Wesley, Isaac)
Last record:
07/10/2023 (Hagley, Neil)

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  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    04 October 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    24 June 2010
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    02 July 2013
  • John Cranfield
    Fleckney garden1
    07 July 2006
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden1
    22 September 2006
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    27 June 2015
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    08 July 2011
  • Pete Leonard
    Harby
    18 June 2012
  • egaten
    Thurlaston garden
    06 July 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    03 September 2016
  • Lostash
    Whetstone GCR Footpath
    01 September 2013