2435 Scarce Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chryson)

Single-brooded, overwinters as a larva

Recorded size of fully grown larvae - 30 to 35mm

Usual larval stage September to mid-June

Adult forewing - around 20 to 24mm. Flies early July to August

Larval foodplants : Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)

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