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)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Little Emerald
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Satyr Pug
(Infrequent)
Shaded Pug
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Infrequent)
Grass Wave
(Infrequent)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)