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