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