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234
Date Entered
21/06/2011
Updated on
21/06/2011
Recorded by
Ric Carter
Category
Unknown
Record Type
General HER
Site Access
Public
Record Date
25/06/2010
Location
Crackpot
Civil Parish
Not known
Brit. National Grid
Geology
Grassland over limestone
Record Name
Chimney Sweeper Moth
Record Description
Chimney Sweeper Moth ( Odezia atrata)
Dimensions
wingspan approx 25mm
Additional Notes
Named for its sooty black wings, the Chimney Sweeper Moth is a daytime-flying species ( locally June - July)and an indicator of ancient grassland in limestone districts. Photographed on the roadside verge between Crackpot and Summerlodge.