Chimney-Sweeper

Chimney-Sweeper

Odezia atrata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moscow

In 3 days ~10%

7 Verified sightings at Moscow
303 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chimney-Sweeper

Odezia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. Its only species, Odezia atrata, the chimney sweeper, was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
7 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
3 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chimney-Sweeper in Moscow?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chimney-Sweeper sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 911th most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chimney-Sweeper in Moscow?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chimney-Sweeper in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Chimney-Sweeper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chimney-Sweeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Moscow the best place to see a Chimney-Sweeper?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Chimney-Sweeper sightings, Moscow ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Helsinki (Finland, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Chimney-Sweeper live in Moscow?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Chimney-Sweeper that you can see in Moscow (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Winter Moth (about 10%), Common Carpet Moth (about 10%) and Northern Winter Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chimney-Sweeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chimney-Sweeper is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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