Burnished Brass

The Burnished Brass is a spectacular moth with large areas of metallic colouring on the forewings.

You can find the Burnished Brass moth in gardens, waste ground and marshy areas.

The adult moths feed at dusk on the flowers of Honeysuckle, buddlejas and Red Valerian. The larvae most frequently feed on Nettle. They also feed on plants including White Dead-nettle, Wild Marjoram and Spear Thistle.

The Burnished Brass moth is a double-brooding moth. Adult moths are on the wing between June and September. The larvae can be found from July through to the following May. They feed at night and hide low down on the foodplant stem during the day. The Burnished Brass larvae overwinter as small larvae, near the ground amongst vegetation.

A common and well distributed species throughout Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands.