Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis, (Linnaeus, 1758))

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:

Habitat

Gardens, hedgerows, meadows and waste ground.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Slender Burnished Brass Thysanoplusia orichalcea

09045 Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF2434 (ABH73.012)