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)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Pebble 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)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(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)
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)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Forester
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Shaded Pug
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Regular)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Grey
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Common Swift
(Infrequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Plain Wave
(Regular)
Gem
(Infrequent)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Yellow
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Seraphim
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Barred Umber
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Light Arches
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Infrequent)
Archer's Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Northern Rustic
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)