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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Shaded Pug
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(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)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Transparent Burnet
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Little Emerald
(Frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Confused
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Scallop Shell
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Valerian Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Magpie
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Clouded Drab
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
July Belle
(Infrequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Barred Yellow
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Infrequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Infrequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Infrequent)
Grass Wave
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Wood Tiger
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Archer's Dart
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)