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.
Orange Swift
(Very unusual)
Transparent Burnet
(Very unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Bordered Grey
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)