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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Forester
(Very unusual)
Slender Scotch Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small White Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Barred Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Rannoch Brindled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Grey Birch
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Little Emerald
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)