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