Diachrysia chrysitis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Burnished Brass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass)
GenusDiachrysia (burnished brasses)
TribePlusiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPLUSIINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass) :
1: Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - natural background (2)
2: Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass)
13 Jun 2015 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in moth trap
Image 1: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - white background
3: Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass)
23 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorso-lateral view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - feigning dead - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - feigning dead - lateral view - natural background (2)Image 4: Adult - feigning dead - lateral view - natural background (3)Image 5: Adult - feigning dead - lateral view - natural background (4)Image 6: Adult - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 7: Adult - orsal view - natural background
4: Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass)
23 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - natural background

Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Diachrysia chrysitis (Burnished Brass)
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