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)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Regular)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Dark Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Straw Underwing
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)