Noctuidae: Plusiinae

2434 (ABH73.012) Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis, (Linnaeus, 1758)

KR09045

f. juncta, Great Staughton
f. juncta, Great Staughton
 Photo © Peter Bissell
f. juncta, Great Staughton
 Photo © Peter Bissell
 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards
f. aurea, Great Staughton
f. aurea, Great Staughton
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Great Staughton, May 2011
Great Staughton, May 2011
 Photo © Peter Bissell
f. juncta, Great Staughton
f. juncta, Great Staughton
 Photo © Peter Bissell
f. aurea, Great Staughton
f. aurea, Great Staughton
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Great Staughton, May 2011
Great Staughton, May 2011
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Great Staughton, May 2011
Great Staughton, May 2011
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Burleigh Hill
Burleigh Hill
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Burleigh Hill
Burleigh Hill
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Earith
Earith
 Photo © David Griffiths
f. juncta
f. juncta
 Photo © David Griffiths
Great Staughton, May 2011
Great Staughton, May 2011
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Hemingford Grey, 11th Sept. 2013. MV trap.
Hemingford Grey, 11th Sept. 2013. MV trap.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Whitelye, Monmouthshire, 04-09-2023. Light trap.
Whitelye, Monmouthshire, 04-09-2023. Light trap.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Great Staughton, April 2011
Great Staughton, April 2011
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Great Staughton, April 2011
Great Staughton, April 2011
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Found on Comfrey, Great Staughton
Found on Comfrey, Great Staughton
 Photo © Peter Bissell
Showing parasitisation scars (Voria ruralis - 9!! emerged)
Showing parasitisation scars (Voria ruralis - 9!! emerged)
 Photo © Peter Bissell


General Information

Pupates in a cocoon attached to the underside of a leaf.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 16-19mm.
Foodplant(s): Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), White Dead-nettle (Lamium album), Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus), Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), herbaceous plants
Flying: One/two generations, June-July and August-November
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Gardens, hedgerows, meadows and waste ground.

Regional Information

Recorded in 140 (51.9%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in June 2023

Recorded date range (Adult): 02 May to 17 October

Recorded date range (Larva/Leafmine): 10 April to 02 October

Similar Species
Slender Burnished Brass Thysanoplusia orichalcea


Larva/Leafmine:
Larva Type:
Smooth
Colours:
Green, white, orange
No. of Proleg Pairs:
3