Chimney Sweeper

Sunny darkness.

In Dutch: rouwspanner

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice composition and crop, really brings out this dark species clearly. Promoted. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Well chosen contrast, excellent! I like the green of spring radiating the blackness of the moth. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

I do wonder why it is called 'chimney sweeper':) Did you do any post processing to this amazing shot, Harry? Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
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  Lion
  
  I've only used high pass filter and cropped the picture. Posted 13 years ago

The Chimney Sweeper

The Chimney Sweeper is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.

The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm. The moth flies from June to August . The moth flies during the day, preferably with bright sunshine.

The larva feed mainly on pignut.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Frankhuizen Photography