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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