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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Very unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very unusual)