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