A side view of the burnished brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) resting on a branch in a garden habitat. The flight period is May to September with a double


A side view of the burnished brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) resting on a branch in a garden habitat. The flight period is May to September with a double brood each year. This species is a member of the noctuidae family and is found throughout Europe and the paleartic ecozone. The larval food plant is Nettles. Photographed in Somerset, UK, in September.


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