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.
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
August Thorn
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)