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