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.
Orange Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Regular)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Devon Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
August Thorn
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Regular)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Regular)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Very unusual)
Common Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)