Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Bernwood Forest, Bucks, on June 15th 2014. (1/125th sec at f13. © David Hastings) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae 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. Sightings
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