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)
Transparent Burnet
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(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)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow 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)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame
(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)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Orange Swift
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Shark
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Grey
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Vapourer
(Regular)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Coronet
(Regular)
Straw Underwing
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Plain Wave
(Infrequent)
Small Blood-vein
(Infrequent)
Cream Wave
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Infrequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Annulet
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Infrequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Clay
(Infrequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)