Moths of the Month (Adult Macros)
The National Moth Recording Scheme's database has records for each of the species for a vice county for a given month. The photographs are taken from the Scottish County Moth Recorders' Voucher Archive. If the Archive has a photo of the species for the Vice County then that will be shown, otherwise a photo from another Scottish VC will display.
A simple algorithm has been used to provide an indication of abundance of the species in that month (not of its abundance generally) for records since January 2000. This has been based on the number of records (not the counts within records) that the moth has for that month in that VC compared to the
total counts for that VC in that month for all species. Some inappropriate categories may therefore be shown, but any species with 'Very Unlikely', or for beginners 'Unlikely' against them should be verified with your CMR.
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Frequent)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Rufous Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Flounced Chestnut
(Frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Grey Chi
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Square-spotted Clay
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Devon Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Carpet
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Magpie
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Rustic
(Regular)
Saltern Ear
(Regular)
Confused
(Regular)
Cloaked Minor
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Chinese Character
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Spinach
(Infrequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Yellow
(Infrequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Buff-tip
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Cinnabar
(Infrequent)
Muslin Footman
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Old Lady
(Infrequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Infrequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Infrequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Infrequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)