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.
Common Swift
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Transparent Burnet
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Thyme Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Barred Umber
(Unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Small Chocolate-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Common Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Grey
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)