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 Unusual, or for beginners 'Unusual' against them should be checked with your CMR.
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Little Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Gothic
(Unusual)