Yorkshire Status: Very common and widespread resident.

"Generally very common among stinging nettles" said Porritt in 1883, and this is still the case. The amount of agricultural run-off onto adjacent land means there is no shortage of its foodplant. There are very few places in the county where it does not occur, and numbers are healthy, although there may have been a but of a reduction since 2015. It was formerly single brooded, but a small second brood started to appear before the turn of the century and in recent years this has grown to be almost as large as the first brood.

There are two forms, f. aurea where the brownish central band is intact, and f. tutti where it is broken, so that the brassy bands form an "H" shape. All moths according to the A,B&H checklist are D. chrysitis ie Burnished Brass. Some of the ones with the broken band, especially if the break is wider than 3mm, may be a second species, D. stenochrysis or Cryptic Burnished Brass. The jury is still out.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and often common in a variety of habitats in all five vice-counties.

Recorded in 175 (88%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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