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.
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Swift
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Herald
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Frequent)
Grey
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Coronet
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Transparent Burnet
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Barred Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Grey Dagger
(Infrequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)