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Odezia atrata
The Chimney Sweeper is a moth found throughout Europe.This unusual species flies by daytime, and prefers bright sunshine. It is completely black except for the white fringes at the tips of the forewings.
Alpine meadow, alt. ~1400m
The wingspan is 23–27 mm The moth flies from June to August in this area.
Spotted on Jul 22, 2013
Submitted on Jul 29, 2013
8 Comments
Perfect name indeed :-)
Beautiful! Very appropriate name :-)
No worries Daniele, I was just thinking out loud really :-) I saw one daytime flying moth but it didn't stop for a photo! none throughout the night though. I hope you enjoyed Iceland :-)
Interesting point about the daylight Debbie, I don't have an immediate answer... I was actually in Iceland in June with 24 hr daylight and saw plenty of "daytime" flying moths. Most were very small. I've only uploaded one so far:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/341...
Thanks Daniele, unfortunately I am not still in Finland but I was keeping my eye open for moths, I was wondering if the 24 hour daylight had anything to do with the lack of moths I saw in the evening?!
Thanks Debbie and J! Debbie watch out if you're still in Finland: 2 out of the 3 other spottings we have for this unusual species on Project Noah are from Norway and Russia. But it is found in the UK too.
Gorgeous, Daniele! I love the subtle white tips on the wings!
Beautiful photos and moth Daniele! I will have to keep my eye out for these if they are found across Europe :-)