CHIMNEY SWEEPER  Odezia atrata 
Status does not appear to have changed since Rosie said that it was confined to the straths of Berriedale and Dunbeath
All recent records are from the straths of Berriedale and Dunbeath
Scottish Status: Common - stable. UK Status: Common
UK distribution shows significant decline since 1980 (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
Photograph © Hugh Clark
First and last flight times recorded in Caithness: 13th June to 27th July


Map: red dots last record 2010 to 2019  green dots last record 2020 to present







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