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
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Shark
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Unusual)
Campion
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)