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.
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(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)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Regular)
Streamer
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Frequent)
Herald
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Infrequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Birch Mocha
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Devon Carpet
(Infrequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Infrequent)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Netted Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Infrequent)
Seraphim
(Regular)
Dotted Border
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Alder Moth
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Infrequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)