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Burnished Brass
Diachrysia chrysitis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Plusiinae
2434 / 73.012

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Similar Species: None
Forewing: 16-19mm.
Flight: One generation June-July. (partial Aug-Oct)
Foodplant:   Common Nettle other plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Abundant at dusk and light from Ipswich to Gorleston.

Recent Suffolk Status: Very common.

Life history: Double-brooded. Regular at light in small numbers and also noted in the county at dusk feeding at various garden flowers.

Identification: Unmistakeable.

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats where Nettles are found.

Recorded in 55 (95%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1930.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
10/10/2023+25TM34Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
09/10/2023126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
09/10/2023125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
08/10/2023126TL84Sudbury/Glemsford
08/10/2023125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
06/10/2023125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
06/10/2023126TL93Bures/Nayland
06/10/2023125TM13Brantham/Holbrook
06/10/2023225TM47Blythburgh/Dunwich
05/10/2023126TL97Hopton/Ixworth
Further info: Diachrysia chrysitis
 
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