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.
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)